- U.S. Advance Retail Sales to Contract for Second Consecutive Month. - Will Lower Energy Prices Help Boost Private-Sector Consumption? Trading the News: U.S. Advance Retail Sales Another contraction in U.S. Retail Sales may drag on the greenback and generate a near-term rebound in EUR/USD as it dampens the Fed’s scope to raise the benchmark interest rate in mid-2015. What’s Expected: Why Is This ...