US durable goods orders rose 0.2% mom to USD 284.7B in August, much better than expectation of -0.4% mom decline.Ex-transport orders dropped rose 0.4% mom to USD 187.0B, above expectation of 0.2% mom. Ex-defense orders dropped -0.7% mom to USD 267.2B. Machinery rose 0.5% mom to USD 37.8B.