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Strong US Retail Sales Send Yields Soaring

Strong US Retail Sales Send Yields Soaring

In focus today Today we get UK retail sales data for July at 8.00 CET. According to polls from Reuters, analysts expect overall retail sales to grow by 0.5% m/m and retail sales excl. fuels to grow by 0.8% m/m. In the US, the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment...
FX option expiries for 16 August 10am New York cut

FX option expiries for 16 August 10am New York cut

There are a couple to take note of on the board, as highlighted in bold.And they are both for EUR/USD at the 1.0960 and 1.1000 levels. The latter is the bigger one and arguably of more interest, given similar expiries in the past few days as well. Following the...
Nasdaq 100: Bears May Still Be Lurking Around the Corner

Nasdaq 100: Bears May Still Be Lurking Around the Corner

The market seems to be focused now on growth-related macro data rather than inflation risk. Another softer US retail sales may spark another recession aka hard-landing fear. The rise of the VVIX / VIX ratio may see another potential spike in the VIX. Watch the 19,230...