According to the data published by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, housing starts in March declined by 0.3% and came below the market expectation for a growth of 6.5%. Nevertheless, the US Dollar Index didn't show a reaction with the trading volume remaining thin amid the Easter holiday. Privatelyowned housing units authorized by building permits in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,269,000. This is 1.7 percent below the revised February rate of 1,291,000 and is 7.8 percent below the March 2018 rate of 1,377,000....
U.S. retail sales jumped by the most since September 2017 as gains in motor vehicles and gasoline stations boosted sales, signaling consumers are giving the economy greater support. The value of overall sales in March rose 1.6 percent after an unrevised 0.2 percent decrease the prior month, according to Commerce Department figures released Thursday. That exceeded all forecasts in Bloombergs survey calling for a 1 percent gain. A separate report Thursday from the Labor Department showed filings for unemployment benefits fell last week to a fresh a 49-year low. With...
U.K. retail sales unexpectedly increased for a third consecutive month in March, underlying the resilience of consumers in the face of Brexit uncertainty. The volume of goods sold in stores and online jumped 1.1 percent from February, the Office for National Statistics said Thursday. Sales excluding auto fuel increased 1.2 percent. Both measures had been expected to show a decline. It means retailers made a positive contribution to the economy in the first quarter, with sales rising a respectable 1.6 percent from the final three months of 2018. That added 0.09...
The Aussie jobs data has arrived and it has helped the Aussie higher on inline Unemployment Rate and no major changes - Full Time Employment Change was also a big beat. Fulltime Employment (Mar) 48.3K vs prior - 7.3k Employment Change s.a. (Mar) 15k vs exp 12.0k and prior 4.6 k (10.7k rev) Part-Time Employment (Mar) - 22.6k vs prior 11.95 Unemployment Rate s.a. (Mar) 5.0% vs exp 5.0% and prior 4.9% (Uptrend in the unemployment rate would open the door to a rate cut). Participation Rate (Mar) 65.7% vs exp 65.6% and prior 65.6% More to come on...
U.K. inflation unexpectedly stayed below target last month as higher fuel prices were offset by the cost of food and computer games. Annual consumer-price growth remained at 1.9 percent, its third month below the Bank of Englands 2 percent goal, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday. Core inflation held at 1.8 percent. The figures leave prices rising much more slowly than wages, a boost for consumers, whose spending drives the British economy. The lack of headline inflationary pressure gives policy makers breathing space to keep interest rates on hold until the Brexit crisis...
China's YoY GDP figures for the first quarter of 2019 came at +6.4% vs. +6.3% exp and +6.4% previous, with the QoQ reading for Q1 coming in at +1.4% vs. +1.4% exp and +1.5% last. With regards to retail sales YoY, the number arrived at +8.7% vs. +8.4% exp and +8.2% last, with industrial output YoY at +8.5% and +5.9% exp and +5.3% last. Meanwhile, urban investment YoY stood at +6.3% vs. +6.3% expected and +6.1% last. The solid data served had a positive impact on the Australian Dollar, driving the AUD/USD pair back towards the 0.72 handle, with AUD/JPY regained 80.50 levels. Source: FXstreet
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