Photo by Stephen Chernin/Getty Images, The December retail sales report was modestly positive and supportive of ongoing economic growth. December 2024 retail sales rose by 0.4%, reflecting a ...
The December Retail Sales report on Thursday showed sales were up solidly, but came in below expectations, with the headline print of +0.4% trailing both the consensus mark of +0.6% and November's ...
Sales at sporting goods stores jumped 2.6%, while clothing outlets reported a 1.5% increase. The report isn’t adjusted for inflation, which picked up last month. The retail sales report mostly ...
The retail sales figures come ahead of the Bank of Canada's next interest rate decision set for Jan. 29 when it will also release its monetary policy report. CIBC senior economist Katherine Judge ...
The British Pound fell against the Euro, Dollar and other currencies after the ONS revealed a shock decline in retail sales for December. The Pound to Euro exchange rate dropped from 1.1872 to 1.1842 ...