US retail sales data for June was released at 1:30 pm BST. Report turned out to be better than expected but it did not trigger any major moves on the markets. Highlights of the report:
• Headline: 0.6% MoM vs -0.4% MoM expected (-1.3% MoM previous)
• Ex-autos: 1.3% MoM vs 0.4% MoM expected (-0.7% MoM previous)
EURUSD fell below 1.1800 support after today's data releases and is heading towards next support at 1.1750. Source: xStation5
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