The Census Bureau released US Retail Sales data that came out better than expected of 0.8%, compare to forecasted 0.6%.
Advance estimates for US retail sales increased 0.8% over last month in October, higher than consensus expectations of a 0.5% pace of increase. Retail sales were downwardly revised to see a pace of decrease of 0.1% in September, the Commerce Department said in a statement Thursday.
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| Historical Data Table: Retail Sales m/m | Economic Calendar for 16.11.2018 | ||||||||
| Date | 16.07.2018 | 15.08.2018 | 14.09.2018 | 15.10.2018 | 15.11.2018 | 8:30 AM | EUR ECB President Draghi Speaks | ||
| Actual | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.80% | 13:00 PM | EUR German Buba President Weidmann Speaks | ||
| Forecast | 0.40% | 0.10% | 0.40% | 0.70% | 0.60% | 13:30 PM | CAD Manufacturing Sales m/m | ||
| Initial Reaction on Main Pairs | SWFX Sentiment Indexes | ||||||||
| Open Price | Close Price | % Change | Longs | Shorts | |||||
| AUD/USD | 0.72606 | 0.72603 | 0.00% | AUD/USD | 56.90% | 43.10% | |||
| EUR/USD | 1.12993 | 1.13013 | 0.02% | EUR/USD | 52.37% | 47.63% | |||
| USD/JPY | 113.357 | 113.389 | 0.03% | USD/JPY | 29.61% | 70.39% | |||
| NZD/USD | 0.68108 | 0.68093 | -0.02% | NZD/USD | 50.15% | 49.85% | |||