EUR/USD: US Retail Sales

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Source: Dukascopy Bank SA

The European Common Currency appreciated against the US Dollar, following the US Retail Sales data release on Wednesday at 12:30 GMT. The EUR/USD exchange currency rate gained 19 pips or 0.17% right after the release. The Euro continued trading at the 1.1040 level against the Canadian Dollar.

Census Bureau released the US Retail Sales data, which came out worse-than-expected of negative of 0.3% compared with the forecast of 0.3%.

The US Retail Sales unexpectedly declined at the first time in seven months. According to analysts, this decline might indicate consumers' uncertainty about economic growth.

Historical Data: US Retail Sales m/m
Date14.06.1916.07.1915.08.1913.09.1916.10.19
Actual0.5%0.4%0.7%0.4%-0.3%
Forecast0.7%0.1%0.3%0.2%0.3%
Initial Reaction on Main Pairs
PairOpenCloseChange
AUD/USD0.672770.67320.06%
EUR/USD1.103021.104380.12%
NZD/USD0.624980.625550.09%
USD/JPY108.764108.669-0.09%
Oct 16, 2019 Open Positions
PairLongsShorts
AUD/USD73.6%26.4%
EUR/USD31.3%68.7%
NZD/USD74.3%25.7%
USD/JPY52.4%47.6%
Economic Calendar for Oct 17, 2019
GMTCurrencyEventForecastPrevious
0:30AUDEmployment Change15.3K34.7K
8:30GBPRetail Sales m/m-0.1%-0.2%
12:30USDPhilly Fed Manufacturing Index7.312.0

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