Fundamental: Americans and Aussies spend, whilst UK prices slide

US retail sales were the data release to watch overnight, and the outcome was bombastic. After a negative print in December, the US consumer started the new year with a ravaging appetite to consume. Other US data releases also beat expectation, reinforcing the notion that the Fed has more work to do to tame inflation. US equities gapped lower at the start ...     Alert Feb 16, 2023, 5:42am Fundamental: Americans and Aussies spend, whilst UK prices slide US retail sales were the data release to watch overnight, and the outcome was bombastic. After a negative print in December, the US consumer started the new year with a ravaging appetite to consume. Other US data releases also beat expectation, reinforcing the notion that the Fed has more work to do to tame inflation. US equities gapped lower at the start ... View Story Edit This Alert     You've opted-in to receive Alerts from Forex Factory. • Unsubscribe from this content • Enable Do-Not-Disturb to pause all Alerts • Contact FF for Alert support