retail sales

10 Tradable events for the week of June 11

Bill Baruch
June 11, 2018
Tuesday’s Core CPI read may not be the event you pay admission for in a week highlighted by a trio of central bank policy meetings and a historic Summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un, but it begs to set the tone. In fact, Wednesday’s FOMC Meeting encourages a stronger emphasis on this inflation indicator.

Futures steady as trump tariff stance hardens

Craig Erlam
March 5, 2018
U.S. equity markets are on course to open relatively unchanged at the start of the week after bouncing back from early losses on Friday, which came as Donald Trump announced tariffs on steel and aluminum.

Will December’s US inflation report rescue the dollar

Lukman Otunuga
January 12, 2018
The dollar sharply depreciated against a basket of major currencies on Friday after weaker-than-expected U.S. factory inflation data doused market optimism over inflation accelerating in 2018.

CPI and retail sales in November 2017 and gold

Arkadiusz Sieron
December 18, 2017

Last week, the reports on U.S. consumer inflation and retail sales were released. What do they imply for the gold market?

Sterling WTI and gold in focus

Lukman Otunuga
November 16, 2017
Sterling modestly appreciated on Thursday morning, after UK retail sales rose by 0.3% MoM in October – a figure above market expectations.

US stocks bounce back ahead of data and Fed speakers

Craig Erlam
November 16, 2017
Futures Higher But Pull-Back May Not Be Over; UK Retail Sales Beat Expectations But Worrying Trend Continues; US Data and Central Bank Speakers Eyed.

Commentary: US CPI and retail sales

Lukman Otunuga
November 15, 2017
Sellers immediately attacked the dollar on Wednesday after U.S. consumer prices marginally increased by 0.1% in October – the smallest gain witnessed in three months.

UK retail sales disappoint, Catalonia in focus

Lukman Otunuga
October 19, 2017
Sterling found itself under immediate selling pressure on Thursday morning after British retail sales tumbled in September.

Sterling boosted by solid UK retail sales data

Lukman Otunuga
September 20, 2017
Sterling bulls were installed with fresh inspiration during Wednesday’s trading session after UK retail sales smashed market expectations by rising 1.0% in August.

Markets stabilize but investors remain alert

Lukman Otunuga
May 19, 2017
Comments on the dollar, Sterling and U.S shale.