US Oct existing home sales 5.60m vs 5.44m expected

• Prior was 5.47m (revised to 5.49m)
• Sales +2.0% m/m vs -0.6% expected
• Prior +3.6% m/m
• 5% of sales distressed vs 4% in Sept
• Median home price +6.0% y/y
• Median price of $232,000

Good, solid report but it's a low-tier housing indicator.
The US dollar ticked higher on the release and it's yet-another confirmation that the Fed will hike in December.