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U.S. Retail Sales MoM

Latest Release

Jun 14, 2018

Actual

0.8%

Forecast

0.4%

Retail Sales measure the change in the total value of sales at the retail level. It is the foremost indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the USD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the USD.

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Currency: USD

Source: Census Bureau

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Jun 14, 2018 (May)	08:30	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
May 15, 2018 (Apr)	08:30	0.3%	0.4%	0.8%
Apr 16, 2018 (Mar)	08:30	0.6%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mar 14, 2018 (Feb)	08:30	-0.1%	0.3%	-0.1%
Feb 14, 2018 (Jan)	09:30	-0.3%	0.2%	0.4%
Jan 12, 2018 (Dec)	09:30	0.4%	0.4%	0.9%

News

Forex - Dollar Rides Strong U.S. Retail Sales, Euro Slump to 2-Week High By Investing.com - Jun 14, 2018

Investing.com – The U.S. dollar rallied to a two-week high against its rivals Thursday as a rout of the euro prompted traders to buy the greenback after the European Central Bank said it would...

U.S. Retail Sales Top Forecasts, Bolstering Economic Pickup By Bloomberg - Jun 14, 2018

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. retail sales rose in May by the most in six months, exceeding forecasts and bolstering expectations for an acceleration in economic growth this quarter. The value of overall sales...

U.S. Retail Sales Rise Much More Than Forecast in May By Investing.com - Jun 14, 2018

Investing.com - Retail sales in the U.S. rose for the third-straight month in May, underling optimism over the health of the economy and supporting the case for more interest rate hikes by...

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Should We Look For A Rally In Treasuries? By Brian Gilmartin - Jun 17, 2018

Europe is weak, China seems to be weakening, trade and tariff issues have suddenly made everyone nervous even though the dollar amounts seem to have been reduced so does that mean Treasuries are...

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EMSSK Edirisinghe Aug 15, 2017 6:33AM ET

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EUR/USD will take long position..

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Nikos KFk Dec 11, 2014 8:27AM ET

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sould i sell eur/usd and buy usd/jpy with 0.10?

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Sikandar Ali Dec 11, 2014 8:04AM ET

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USD UP!.

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Abdul Sattar Nov 14, 2014 2:25AM ET

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euro down

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Nuwed Sandyas Sep 12, 2014 5:50AM ET

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retail iin red

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zubair jafar Sep 12, 2014 3:46AM ET

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David Brown any resource???

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Saad Khan Sep 12, 2014 12:32AM ET

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Salam to All mushlim Brothers. EUR/USD going down today. .

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NIHA KAL Sep 12, 2014 12:32AM ET

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assalam saad khan.this is true ?

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David Brown Sep 11, 2014 11:43PM ET

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USD gone fail today.. we can take gbpusd & eurusd buy

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Sriharsha Padmanabha Sep 11, 2014 11:43PM ET

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Great Mr. David how did you know that EURUSD would go up despite stronger US data......

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muhammed sameer Aug 13, 2014 8:35AM ET

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can close now or wait ?.

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EUR/USD going up

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