US Retail Sales cause volatility

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On Friday, at 12:30 GMT, the US Retail Sales and US Core Retail Sales data were published. The US Retail Sales came in at 0.0% instead of the market forecast 1.0%. The US Core Retail Sales were at -0.8% instead of 0.5%.

The data caused volatility in the value of the US Dollar. For example, the EUR/USD fluctuated in a 21 base point range before returning to previous trading levels.
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