Category: retail

  • UK retail sales rise unexpectedly in September despite economic uncertainties

    UK retail sales rose unexpectedly in September, defying analysts’ expectations of a contraction, as consumers increased their spending on technology despite looming tax rises and economic uncertainties. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), retail transactions rose 0.3% in September, building on a strong 1% increase in August. Analysts…

  • Bitcoin Retail Investors Returning To The Market – Metrics Show Increasing Demand

    Bitcoin has crossed the $67,000 mark and is testing key supply levels to determine its next target. As Election Day approaches, the cryptocurrency market is experiencing increased volatility, increasing expectations of a potential rise in Bitcoin. Key data from CryptoQuant reveals that retail investors are returning to the market, marking…

  • US retail sales report later this week could boost the ‘no landing’ case even further

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  • Newsquawk Week Ahead: US Retail Sales, ECB, inflation from Japan, NZ, UK and Canada

    Sun: Chinese Inflation Mon: OPEC MOMR, Chinese Trade Balance (Sep), Canada market holiday Tue: SARB Announcement, IEA OMR, UK Jobs Report (Aug/Sep), Swedish CPIF (Sep), German ZEW (Oct), Canadian CPI (Sep), New Zealand CPI (Q3) Wed: Bank of Indonesia Announcement, UK Inflation (Sep) Thu: ECB Announcement, CBRT Announcement, European Council…

  • Seven & I Approaching Buyers for Retail, Supermarkets Units

    Breadcrumb links BMN Business Seven & i Holdings Co. has approached potential buyers for its Ito-Yokado stores and its supermarkets, as it seeks to restructure in the face of a takeover approach from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc, people familiar with the matter said. Article writer: Bloomberg News Koh Yoshida and…

  • New Dogecoin Addresses Jump 72% In One Week, Is Retail Finally Here?

    Dogecoin has experienced a whirlwind of adoption, especially when it comes to new investors. Cryptocurrency analyst Ali Martinez subscriber On Within a week, new addresses will be registered on Dogecoin network Daily saw a 72% jump. This indicates increased adoption which could mean new money flowing into the meme coin…

  • NIKOLAUS: Retail Keeps Selling Bitcoin to ETFs, Don’t Sell Your BTC To Whales

    What we read: HODL15Capital Follow Nicholas on X here Over the past few weeks, I’ve been following HODL15Capital on Recently, there were two charts in particular he posted that caught my attention. Nine months ago, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved spot bitcoin ETFs for trading, and since then, the…

  • Neutral sentiment lifts among retail investors By Investing.com

    Investing.com – Neutral sentiment has risen among retail investors, according to the latest American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) survey. The data reflects a shift in expectations regarding the short-term outlook for stocks, with both bullish and bearish sentiment seeing declines. Neutral sentiment — investors who expect stock prices to…

  • Neutral sentiment lifts among retail investors By Investing.com

    Investing.com – Neutral sentiment has risen among retail investors, according to the latest American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) survey. The data reflects a shift in expectations regarding the short-term outlook for stocks, with both bullish and bearish sentiment seeing declines. Neutral sentiment — investors who expect stock prices to…

  • Canada Moves Away From Retail CBDC, Shifts Focus To Broader Payments

    In a major shift, Canada’s central bank, the Bank of Canada, has decided to Advertise The Canadian government has announced that it is scaling back its work on a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) and shifting its focus to broader payments systems research and policy development. The decision comes…

  • Canada Moves Away From Retail CBDC, Shifts Focus To Broader Payments

    In a major shift, Canada’s central bank, the Bank of Canada, has decided to Advertise The Canadian government has announced that it is scaling back its work on a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) and shifting its focus to broader payments systems research and policy development. The decision comes…

  • Omni Retail Enterprises sells shares in Wilhelmina International worth over $114k By Investing.com

    In a recent move that caught the attention of the market, Omni Retail Enterprises, LLC, a major shareholder in Wilhelmina International, Inc. (NASDAQ:WHLM), sold a large number of shares of the company. The transactions, which took place on September 20 and September 24, involved the sale of shares at prices…

  • Canadian dollar climbs on retail sales surprise. What’s next

    The Canadian dollar is in an interesting position at the moment. Locally, it is clear that the real estate markets painful It will take at least a 200 basis point rate cut to fix this. But that is coming. The government is also very unpopular but change is coming there…

  • Dollar edges off lows; sterling gains after strong retail sales By Investing.com

    The US dollar rose slightly on Friday, but remained under pressure after a major interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve, while the British pound rose strongly after healthy UK retail sales data. At 04:00 ET (09:00 GMT), the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six…

  • UK Retail Sales Beat Expectations During August Sunny Spell

    Breadcrumbs Path Links PMN Business UK retail sales rebounded in August as consumers’ desire to take advantage of sunny weather and summer discounts offset lingering political and financial concerns. Article author: Bloomberg News Irina Angel Published on September 20, 2024 • Read for 3 minutes You can save this article…

  • UK Retail Sales Beat Expectations During August Sunny Spell

    Breadcrumbs Path Links PMN Business UK retail sales rebounded in August as consumers’ desire to take advantage of sunny weather and summer discounts offset lingering political and financial concerns. Article author: Bloomberg News Irina Angel Published on September 20, 2024 • Read for 3 minutes You can save this article…

  • Will the US retail sales report tip the scale to a 50bp Fed rate cut? The ranges to watch.

    UBS says retail sales data could tip the balance between a 25bp or 50bp rate cut: Retail sales and industrial production data… Weakness in these data could affect the Fed’s decision to cut the federal funds rate by 50 basis points instead of 25 basis points I’m not entirely sure…

  • Newsquawk Week Ahead: FOMC, BoJ, BoE, US & UK Retail Sales, UK, Canada & Japan CPI

    Sat: China Activity Data (Aug) Mon: N/A Tue: EZ/German ZEW (Sep), US Retail Sales (Aug), Canadian CPI (Aug), US Industrial Production & Manufacturing Output (Aug), Business Inventories (Jul), NAHB Housing Index (Sep) Wed: FOMC & BCB Policy Announcements; Japanese Trade Balance (Aug), UK CPI (Aug), Swedish Unemployment (Aug), South African…

  • China August: Retail sales +2.1% y/y (expected +2.5) Industrial production +4.5% y/y (4.8)

    China’s August 2024 retail sales, industrial production and investment data – another round of disappointing results. Retail Sales +2.1% (YoY) (Aug) Expected 2.5%, previous 2.7% Industrial Production +4.5% (YoY) (Aug) Expected 4.8%, previous 5.1% Fixed Asset Investment +$3.4 (YTD) (YoY) (Aug) Expected 3.5%, previous 3.6% Unemployment rate 5.3% Expected 5.2%,…

  • UK data – British Retail Consortium (BRC) total sales in August, the strongest since March

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