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US retail sales rise solid 0.8 per cent in July
Economic Times
WASHINGTON: US retail sales rose in July by the largest amount in five months, buoyed by more spending on autos, furniture and clothing. The Commerce Department says retail sales rose 0.8 per cent in July from June. The increase followed three months ...
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Retail sugar prices rose in July over monsoon worries
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Retail sugar prices witnessed an upward trend during July and were in the range of Rs 35-40 per kg in the four metros on concerns over a possible decline in sugarcane output in marketing season starting October, 2012. "The market prices of ...
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Wall Street ends flat on low volume; retail sales up 0.8%
Moneycontrol.com
Retailers were a notable standout after Home Depot raised its profit forecast due to improvement in the housing market and US retail sales data that was stronger than expected, though earlier figures were revised lower. The S&P Retail Index rose 0.9%, ...
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On retail shelves, silent salesmen are on the job
Daily News & Analysis
'Weekend Shopping' is now a common urban activity, with families starting Sundays by pushing multi-colored trolleys down the aisles of mammoth retail stores. Sales drivers also include retail shelves, which are no longer merely product holders. They ...
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Gurgaon tops the demand charts in residential, office and retail space
Economic Times
Areport says that the NCR will have a total demand of nearly 10.2 lakh residential units, 249 lakh sq ft of office space and 66.6 lakh sq ft of retail space by 2013. With rising demand in residential, office, retail, and hospitality sectors, Gurgaon ...
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June retail sales growth up 8.3%
Fin24
Johannesburg - Growth in SA's retail trade sales at constant prices rose more than expected by 8.3% year on year (y/y) in June after a revised 7.1% (6.4%) growth in May‚ figures released on Wednesday by Statistics SA showed. Forecasts among the ...
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US retail data sparks Aussie dollar selldown
The Australian
"The retail data have had a further slight dampening effect on ... expectations for a third round of quantitative easing from the US Federal Reserve," said NAB currency strategist Ray Attrill. Arab Bank trader David Scutt said the data would make ...
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Treasurys fall after retail sales, PPI
MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — U.S. Treasury prices fell Tuesday, pushing yields up the most in about two weeks, after stronger-than-expected U.S. data on retail sales and wholesale inflation. Yields on 10-year notes (US:10_YEAR), which move ...
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Retail sales, euro-zone GDP, Groupon in focus
MarketWatch
Indications: European growth data, retail sales buoy U.S. stock futures. Slightly better-than-expected growth data from Germany and France and a 0.8% rise in July U.S. retail sales drove gains for U.S. stock futures. Read Indications. Economic Report ...
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Get started: Small business confidence continues sinking, retail sales ...
Washington Post (blog)
Retail sales surpass expectations: U.S. retailers sold more goods than expected last month on the heels of higher consumer spending at department stores, car dealers and electronics outlets. The latest Commerce Department report shows sales increased ...
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Retail sales fall in June
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE - With motor sales falling, retail sales fell 0.4 per cent (seasonally adjusted) in June from May, according to data released today by the Singapore Department of Statistics. Sales of motor vehicles fell 8.2 per cent in June from the previous ...
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Scottish retail sales continue to weaken
Stock Market Wire
StockMarketWire.com - The SRC-KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor for July shows total Scottish sales fell by 0.7% compared with July 2011, which had seen growth of 1.7%. Like-for-like sales decreased by 2.2% on last July, when they had risen by 0.2%.
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Canadian Dollar at 3-Month High as US Retail Sales, Oil Rise
Bloomberg
Canada's dollar traded at an almost three-month high after crude oil gained and a report showed U.S. retail sales rose, boosting optimism demand for exports to the nation's largest trading partner will increase. The currency, often referred to as the ...
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US Retail Sales Questions Need for QE3
FXstreet.com
U.S. Dollar Trading (USD) stronger than expected July Retail Sales at 0.8% vs. 0.3% forecast helped the USD rally after analysts questioned whether QE3 will be implemented this year. Bigger than expected increases in the July Producer Price Index (PPI) ...
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Retail sales climb for 1st time in 4 months
CNN
"The retail sales data suggest that the U.S. economy fared surprisingly well in the face of ongoing uncertainty and renewed contraction in the Eurozone, and argues against the need for additional stimulus from the Fed," Chris Williamson, chief ...
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July Retail Sales Rose 0.8%, Well Beyond Expectations
New York Times
Published: August 14, 2012. WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Retail sales rose in July for the first time in four months as demand increased for goods including cars and electronics, a sign that consumers could drive faster economic growth in the third quarter.
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JGBs slip, tracking Treasuries after upbeat US retail sales
Reuters
TOKYO Aug 15 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond prices slipped for a second session on Wednesday, in line with weaker Treasuries after better-than-expected U.S. retail sales data reduced demand for fixed-income assets. * U.S. retail sales rose 0.8 ...
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Wall St set to open higher after retail sales data
Business Standard
"The retail sales is good, and it just continues the trend right now for the S&P to go higher," said Frank Lesh, a futures analyst and broker at FuturePath Trading LLC in Chicago. "It keeps us going for now. I didn't see anything here that said sell ...
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Rand in Longest Losing Streak Since May Before Retail Report
Bloomberg
South African retail sales growth probably slowed to 4.7 percent in June, from 6.4 percent in the previous month, according to the median estimate of 11 economists in a Bloomberg survey. Slowing sales may rekindle speculation of a monetary easing by ...
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$A falls as US retail sales rise
Herald Sun
At 1700 AEST on Wednesday, the local unit was trading at 104.73 US cents, down from 105.22 cents on Tuesday. During the local session it hit 104.65 US cents, its lowest level since August 3. Easy Forex currency dealer Tony Darvall said it has been a ...
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