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Attention Turns to U.S. Economic Trends Following Release of U.S. Retail Sales Data

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Attention Turns to U.S. Economic Trends Following Release of U.S. Retail Sales Data

17.08.2021

Today's Highlights
  1. U.S. Retail Sales
  2. Remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Powell

Yesterday, U.S. stock prices rose slightly, resulting in a market environment characterized by higher stock prices, flat interest rates, and flat crude oil prices. The fear index (VIX) rose by about 4% to 16.1. The Russell 2000 continued to decline and is trading around 2,203 points.

In the foreign exchange market, commodity-linked currencies such as the Australian and Canadian dollars are seeing notable declines. The AUD/JPY pair, amid concerns over a third wave of the novel coronavirus, fell to 79.7.Additionally, since Canada’s June wholesale sales, released yesterday, came in at -0.8% versus the forecast of 0.5%, the USD/CAD pair rose from 1.251 to 1.259. As the pair is rebounding along the 200-period moving average on the 4-hour chart, traders should exercise caution when chasing higher prices, just to be safe.

Today, the UK unemployment rate and jobless claims will be released at 15:00 during Asian trading hours; Turkish housing starts at 20:30 during European trading hours; U.S. retail sales at 21:30 during U.S. trading hours;at 10:15 p.m. U.S. industrial production and capacity utilization, at 11:00 p.m. U.S. business inventories and the NAHB Housing Market Index, at 2:30 a.m. remarks by Fed Chair Powell, and at 4:45 a.m. remarks by Kashkari, President of the Minneapolis Fed.We will monitor price movements closely while paying close attention to various economic indicators and news reports.

桜井 慶介

Author: Keisuke Sakurai

He has over 10 years of experience in FX trading. In the financial sector, he has been involved in investment management focused primarily on foreign exchange markets and has experience as an asset management advisor. Drawing on his extensive experience, he specializes in technical and fundamental analysis.

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