Strong auto sales hide slowing Canadian disretionary spending

Canada retail sales Friday’s Canadian retail sales report for September far-surpassed expectations at +0.6% compared to a flat reading expected. In addition, the advance reading for October was +0.8% in a sign of even-more strength. CIBC highlights a contrast in consumer spending patterns in the report. While auto sales surged, there was a noticeable dip

NZD/USD peaks as Kiwi retail sales defy expectations By Investing.com

© Reuters. In today’s trading sessions across Europe and Asia, the New Zealand dollar (NZD) experienced a significant surge against the US dollar (USD), reaching a peak near 0.6060. This unexpected rise was primarily fueled by New Zealand’s retail sales data for the third quarter of 2023, which remained unexpectedly flat, countering market forecasts of

GBP/JPY rebounding in broad-market recovery despite UK Retail Sales miss

Share: The GBP/JPY has rebounded back towards 186.50 after sinking post-UK Retail Sales slide. Investor sentiment is seeing a bounce heading into the Friday close, dragging the GBP back up. With UK data continuing to miss the mark, downside risks remain for the Pound Sterling. The GBP/JPY plummeted below 185.50 in Friday trading

Dollar gains on retail sales data, Fed rate cut date unclear By Reuters

© Reuters. U.S. Dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar gained on Wednesday after still strong U.S. retail sales fell less than expected in October, a reminder for the market that a definitive date for the Federal Reserve to cut

Retail Sales Beat Pessimistic Estimate, USD Bid

US Retail Sales Turn Lower in October US retail sales broke its run of six consecutive positive prints in October, dropping 0.1% in the month of October compared to September. In addition, September’s number was revised higher from +0.7% to +0.9%. Customize and filter live economic data via our DailyFX economic calendar Recommended by Richard

Dollar steadies itself for now, US retail sales data eyed

If you compare it to the moves yesterday, it isn’t much. EUR/USD is down 0.3% to 1.0847 and GBP/USD down 0.3% to 1.2460 currently. The latter owes to softer UK inflation data earlier, though it also comes amid a push back after running against the 1.2500 mark and near the 100-day moving average (red line):