The total value of retail sales in Japan was down 0.8 percent on year in February, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Wednesday - coming in at 11.537 trillion yen. more...
The Conference Board released a report on Tuesday showing an unexpected improvement in U.S. consumer confidence in the month of March. The report showed the Conference Board's consumer confidence index rose to 107.2 in March from a revised 105.7 in February. more...
Data prints coming out of the US may fuel the recent advance in the price of gold as the Fed’s preferred gauge for inflation is expected to increase for the sixth consecutive month. more...
AUD/USD is eying economic data prints this week after the currency rallied amid higher commodity prices and a rebound in market sentiment. Will data impress enough to boost already rising RBA rate ... more...
The era of cheap money in the US is over after the Fed kickstarted its widely anticipated monetary tightening program by raising interest rates by 25bps this week. And there is a lot more to come. more...