US retail sales data for February was released at 1:30 pm GMT and did not trigger any major moves on the markets. Highlights of the report:
• Headline: -0.4% MoM vs -0.3% MoM expected (3.0% MoM previous). The biggest decreases were seen in sales at furniture stores (-2.5%), food services and drinking places (-2.2%), miscellaneous retailers (-1.8%), motor vehicles and part dealers (-1.8%), clothing stores (-0.8%), gasoline stations (-0.6%). In contrast, increases were seen in nonstore retailers (1.6%), health (0.9%), food and beverages stores (0.5%), general merchandise stores (0.5%) and electronics and appliances (0.3%).
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Simultaneously to the release of retail sales figures, the US PPI report for February was released.
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Annual producer inflation in the United States edged down/higher to 4.6% last month from an downwardly revised 5.7% in January, well below analysts’ estimates of 5.4%. The rate of inflation was the lowest since March 2021, adding to signs that inflationary pressure in the world's largest economy might be cooling following the policy tightening delivered by the Fed over the past year.
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The producer price index for final demand less foods and energy dropped to 4.4% from a year earlier in February, from 5.4% in January and below market expectations of an 5.2% increase.
Both retail sales and producer prices moved lower in February. Source: Bloomberg via ZeroHedge
Source: Bloomberg via ZeroHedge
EURUSD is rather unimpressed by today's data. The pair continues to trade around support at 1.0580. Source: xStation5
