The US Census Bureau reported on Tuesday that retail sales in the United States increased 0.4% in April to $686.1 billion. This report follows a 0.7% (updated from -0.6%) fall in March and fell short of the 0.7% gain expected by the market. In the same period, Retail Sales ex-Autos …
Read More »What can Friday’s PCE data tell about US economy?
The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index declined to 4.2% on a yearly basis in March from 5.1% in February, according to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis. The annual Core PCE Price Index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation, edged lower to 4.6% from 4.7% in the same period, …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 14/04/2023 Markets are digesting mixed signals amid a state of renewed uncertainty. Not even officials of major central banks know what to do or what they will have on their agendas next. After crucial economic data from the US, what is clear is that the …
Read More »Friday’s stronger US dollar drags EUR/USD lower
The US Dollar strengthens on Friday after US data and remarks by some Fed officials. The EUR/USD pair drops 80 pips from top, but holds firm to weekly gains. The EUR/USD is losing ground on Friday as the US Dollar recovers a part of recent losses. The pair reached a …
Read More »US Consumer spending gradually loses momentum
According to figures released on Friday, US retail sales in March decreased more than was predicted. Analysts claim that the amount of spending is still high, proving that consumers’ underlying resilience has not changed.After an extremely good start to the year, retail sales are declining once more. The amount of …
Read More »US Retail Sales decline by 1% in March
According to figures released by the US Census Bureau on Friday, retail sales in the US fell by 1% on a monthly basis to $691.7 billion in March. This report was worse than the market consensus of a decline of 0.4% and followed February’s contraction of 0.2% (updated from -0.4%). …
Read More »EUR/USD crosses 1.0860 ahead of EU retail sales, American inflation
The Dollar Index has corrected, and the EUR/USD pair has surged above the key resistance level of 1.0860. This year, Fed Williams projects inflation to be 3.75% and growth to be less than 1%.A decline in retail sales across the Eurozone is inadequate to support the ECB’s neutral stance. In …
Read More »EUR/USD defends 1.0900 ahead of German Retail Sales
The EUR/USD pair has held onto and defended the 1.0900 support as investors see more rate hikes from the ECB. Solid wage growth and labor shortage led to a jump in monthly German inflation. The EUR/USD pair is trading at 1.0903 at the time of writing.S&P500 futures continued their upside …
Read More »Eurozone economy did not record any quarterly growth at the end of 2022
The European Union’s statistics office (Eurostat) said that the eurozone did not record any economic growth on a quarterly basis in the last three months of 2022, in a slight downward revision of GDP and employment data, yet employment data remained strong. Eurostat said in a statement that the growth …
Read More »Eurozone Retail Sales decline 2.3% YoY in February vs. 1.9% expected
According to official data issued by Eurostat on Monday, retail sales in the Eurozone increased by 0.3% MoM in February, compared to a 1.0% expectation and a -1.6% decline in January. Annualized Retail Sales for the bloc were down 2.3% in February compared to -2.8% in January and the consensus …
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