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Headline sales came in at 5.3% month-over-month to one decimal and was well above the Investing.com forecast of 1.1%. Core sales (ex Autos) came in at 5.9% MoM. January headline and core sales were up and better than forecasts. For further details see: Retail Sales Up 5....

The injection of stipends account for the boosted spending in January 2021. Unadjusted, total retail sales rose 5.80% year-over-year last month. Consumer spending which didn't happen during the final three months of 2020 was made up in the first one of 2021. For further deta...

Retail sales and food-services spending jumped 5.3 percent in January following 3 consecutive declines from October through December. Core retail sales, which exclude motor vehicle dealers and gasoline retailers, posted a sharp 6.1 percent surge for the month following decreases of 2....

Risk assets continued their historic run last week with EM equities and commodities leading the way. Bonds sold off as the 10-year Treasury note yield broke above 1.20% for the first time since the lows last spring. The 10-year TIPS yield closed the week at 1.02%, near the all-tim...

Retail sales were surprisingly strong in 2020. Factors driving consumer spending in 2021 include vaccines, government support and stimulus, jobs, and pent-up demand for services. Bruinsma: Next winners could be in travel, restaurants and apparel/footwear as the economy re-opens. ...

Last week, the 10-year Treasury bond yield continued to rise, as last Tuesday's bond auction had a lackluster bid-to-cover ratio of 2.47. This means that the Fed is going to have to do more quantitative easing or the federal government is going to have to curtail its spending. The Fed...

Among strong, positive numbers, industrial production rose 1.6% in December, while the manufacturing component rose by 1.0%. Nominal retail sales declined -1.0% in December. Excluding the food services sector, which has been especially hard hit by the pandemic and lockdowns, sales wer...

COVID-19 didn't cause physical retail's steep decline - it just accelerated it. Retail survivors and thrivers will invest in the apps and digital tools that eliminate friction from the shopping experience. Consumers in the U.S., U.K., and Australia consistently rate the in-store s...

Consumer spending fell 0.4% in November, its first drop since the April when the Coronacrisis was about at its worst. Bankruptcies of major US companies scaled old heights in December to finally hit their 2011 levels with 16 major companies filing in December. Job losses jumped fo...

The economic recovery that arises from COVID vaccination will bring relief to some retailers, but what about those whose sales grew during the pandemic? Will they enjoy permanently higher sales, or return to normal, or will they learn that their 2020 sales gains were simply borrowing ...