US Aug Core Capital Goods Orders Rise 1.6% MoM, Final Reading Matches Preliminary

The absence of a revision matters more than the headline print: final core capital goods orders landing exactly on the preliminary estimate signals the survey data was clean, with no late-arriving weakness forcing a downward adjustment. That gives a firmer read on business investment momentum into the quarter than a revised number would have. For macro-sensitive crypto and RWA markets, the relevant question is whether this firmness feeds through to rate expectations, since durable-goods strength is one of the inputs shaping the policy path. Whether the next reading holds above trend is the open question.