The European Common Currency traded sideways against the US Dollar, following the US Retail Sales data release on Friday at 12:30 GMT. The EUR/USD exchange currency rate lost 10 pips or 0.09% right after the release. The Euro continued trading at the 1.1085 level against the Greenback.
Census Bureau released the US Retail Sales data, which came out better-than-expected of 0.4% compared with the forecast of 0.2%.
According to the official release: "Retail trade sales were up 0.6 percent (±0.5 percent) from June 2019, and 4.6 percent (±0.7 percent) above last year. Nonstore retailers were up 16.0 percent (±1.4 percent) from August 2018, and motor vehicles and parts dealers were up 6.8 percent (±1.9 percent) from last year."
| Date | 15.05.19 | 14.06.19 | 16.07.19 | 15.08.19 | 13.09.19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | -0.2% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.4% |
| Forecast | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Pair | Open | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUD/USD | 0.68804 | 0.68782 | -0.03% |
| EUR/USD | 1.10937 | 1.10875 | -0.06% |
| NZD/USD | 0.63945 | 0.63929 | -0.03% |
| USD/JPY | 107.969 | 108.042 | 0.07% |
| Pair | Longs | Shorts |
|---|---|---|
| AUD/USD | 57.5% | 42.5% |
| EUR/USD | 36.2% | 63.8% |
| NZD/USD | 66.8% | 33.3% |
| USD/JPY | 54.1% | 45.9% |
| GMT | Currency | Event | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 | GBP | CPI y/y | 1.8% | 2.1% |
| 12:30 | CAD | CPI m/m | -0.2% | 0.5% |
| 18:00 | USD | Federal Funds Rate | <2.00% | <2.25% |