Retail sales

Tomorrow, we will be getting retail sales data from Australia and the EU. The figures will likely point to an increase in consumer spending. This is as a result of the general public stocking up on food and other basic necessities in… Read More

The monthly retail sales report will be coming out tomorrow. The retail sales report will indicate the level of spending by US consumers at retail outlets during the first month of the year. The overall consensus for January is somewhat… Read More

Retail sales figures for the United States, covering the month of December will be coming up today. The data released by the Commerce Department will show how much Americans spent at retail stores over the holiday month. In November,… Read More

Early Friday we have an avalanche of data from China, all of which is potentially market-moving. Some of it can have far-reaching effects for markets all over the world. Even though it's coming out in the relatively quieter Asian session,… Read More

The US Dollar was knocked lower again this week as a further bout of data weakness has put a fresh focus on a potential rate cut at the upcoming October FOMC. September's retail sales were heavily disappointing. The headline figure printed… Read More

The monthly US retail sales report is due to come out today. Data from the Commerce Department is forecast to show that retail sales will rise by 0.3% on both the headline and the core. In August, headline retail sales rose 0.4% while… Read More

It's been really busy for Europe on the economic calendar for the last couple of days. And the data barrage has at least one more day to go! Tomorrow we get the important retail sales data after the final PMI composite data. The… Read More

The monthly retail sales report, a barometer of consumer spending, is due to be released today. Forecasts Economists forecast that retail sales will moderate, after rising strongly in July. Retail sales are forecast to rise by 0.3% on the… Read More