EUR/USD closes its best-performing week since June amid weak USD

[ad_1] Share: EUR/USD gained more than 1% on Friday, rising near 1.0730. The USD, measured by the DXY index, will close with a 1.40% weekly loss. The dovish stance of the Fed and weak NFPs from October made the USD tumble. In Friday’s session, the EUR/USD soared to 1.0730, closing a 1.50% gaining

June Canada retail sales +0.1% vs +0.0% expected

[ad_1] Prior was +0.2% June advance reading was 0.0% Ex autos -0.8% vs +0.3% expected (prior was 0.0%, revised to -0.3%) July advance reading +0.4% June year-over-year sales -0.6% vs +0.5% prior Sales ex autos y/y -3.3% Vehicle sales are the only thing holding up sales and I wonder how much of that is delayed

Canada June building permits +6.1% vs -3.5% expected

[ad_1] Canada building permits Prior was +10.5% Permits at $11.6 billion 67.2% monthly increase in the institutional component largely due to two hospital permits Non-residential permits increased 20.4% Residential permits declined 1.8% to $6.9 billion in June The total value of building permits in the second quarter declined 1.0% from the first quarter but residential

Japan Coincident Index climbed from previous 114.3 to 115.2 in June

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