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US Feb Retail Sales and Chance for Recovery

Daniel John Grady Mar 14, 2025 64 0

Monday's release of United States Retail Sales data will be closely scrutinized by traders, and could be a turning point for markets. Investors are on the lookout for signs of a potential recession, or evidence that one can be escaped.…
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Chinese Retail Sales: The Asian Giant is Back?

Daniel John Grady May 16, 2024 38 0

Chinese Retail Sales: The Asian Giant is Back? A few weeks ago, China shocked the market by posting Q1 GDP growth that exceeded all expectations. This was followed by an improvement in investor sentiment, particularly benefitting the…
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Canadian Retail Sales and Future of Commodity Currencies

Daniel John Grady Oct 20, 2022 517 0

As fears of a recession start to settle in, commodity currencies have been on the backfoot despite offering comparably better real rates. Canada has been a particular example of this phenomenon, with its dollar weakening despite a more…
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July Retail Sales for UK, Canada

Daniel John Grady Aug 18, 2022 600 0

Retail sales have become a bellwether of the economy, and consequently for the movement of currencies. Additionally, they can swing market sentiment, particularly if it's a major economy that's reporting. Tomorrow there are two currency…
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Retail Sales Data from Europe and Economic Prospects

Daniel John Grady Jun 29, 2022 730 0

As we are waiting for the ECB to make its move that would be expected to strengthen the Euro, tomorrow we get some key data that could provide some outline for what kind of policy we could expect. Traditional monetary policy action is more…
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Retail Sales From the UK, Italy and Monetary Policy Implications

Daniel John Grady Feb 7, 2022 1,101 0

There is a general shift in the economic situation going on, particularly in Europe. But, the difference in monetary policy in response to a similar situation on either side of the English Channel could provide some interesting investment…
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Podcast: Traders’ Return to their Desks & Retail Investors

Stavros Tousios Sep 10, 2021 596 0

September has always been a month where things begin to heat up again following the quieter months of summer vacation. Moreover, October has a bad reputation for crashes. So it's somewhat of an obligation to warn market participants of…
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US Retail Sales, Powell, and Tapering

Daniel John Grady Jul 15, 2021 749 0

In his closely watched testimony before the House of Representatives yesterday, Fed Chairman Powell stuck to the script about where monetary policy is going. This might take on a new dimension in light of tomorrow's data. Moreover, a…
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Upcoming Retail Sales Data from Australia, UK & Canada

Daniel John Grady Jan 21, 2021 789 0

Aside from being a measure of consumer confidence, retail sales data also gives us important insight into what we might expect Q4 GDP numbers to be like. Many economists predict most countries in the world have slipped back into…
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Upcoming Retail Sales Data From Australia, UK & Canada

Daniel John Grady Aug 20, 2020 649 0

Retail sales figures have replaced other important data such as employment as the chief focus of central banks. When they mention "fast indicators", among them are retail sales figures. We are waiting for the economy to return to…
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