What is it? It checks the change in the total value of sales at the retail level, excluding automobiles.

Automobile sales account for about 20% of Retail Sales, but they tend to be very volatile and distort the underlying trend. The Core data is therefore thought to be a better gauge of spending trends.

When? March 12^th at 8:30am Eastern Time.

Trading Tip: If the actual number is higher than the forecast, you can expect the USD to rise.

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During today’s early trading session, Asian stocks traded lower after mixed Chinese data. During early trade, USOil traded lower as the Dollar remained supported following a number of positive U.S. data releases.

During the European session, the Euro continued to decline against the Dollar, and reached its lowest level in 12 years, this came as significantly stronger data from the U.S. renewed expectations that the Fed is to raise interest rates midyear as the American economy continues to show improvement. Concerns over the situation in Greece also continued to weigh on the Euro, as talks between finance ministers extend to a second day in order to reach an agreement over Greece’s debt bailout.

During early U.S. trade, the Dollar continued to trade higher against a basket of major currencies, but gains were limited after U.S. data showed JOLTs job openings rose by 4.998M, lower than the expected figure of 5.053M, despite this slightly negative report, market sentiment over the U.S. economy remains supported.

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