In spite of some relatively strong economic data coming out of the US (see post), risks to near-term growth remain. One of those risks comes from higher than expected inventory build. We saw this come through in the latest GDP numbers.TD Economics: – W…
June US retail sales came in nearly 6% above last year’s figure. Yet economists and market participants were disappointed. In fact treasuries rallied in response to the number – a sign of a weak economic report.10-year note futures (source: Investing.c…
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Consumer, Retail, Consumer Confidence, Stocks and Housing – Don’t Believe The Media Boilerplate Hype
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CBS LocalConsumers celebrate Sunday alcohol sales in ConnecticutThe HourNORWALK — For Norwalk resident Alyssa Hardie, the time and money spent traveling to New York to purchase alcohol on Sundays has finally come to an end. Hardie celebrated yesterday…
The headline number for retail sales today was an increase of 0.1% month to month, seasonally adjusted, which exactly met the conomic consensual sextimate of…
Globe and MailUS Stock Futures Gain Ahead Of Retail Sales, Inflation DataWall Street JournalBy Tomi Kilgore DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–US stock futures gained ground, rebounding from the previous session's sharp slide, as some encour…
BloombergRetail Sales in U.S. Cool on Early Easter and Seasonable WeatherBloombergRetail sales in the US rose in April at the slowest pace of the year, showing unseasonably mild weather and pre-Easter shopping may have pulled consumers to stores the pr…
