Data on U.S. retail sales and inflation in Canada

USA:

• Core Retail Sales (m/m) (Apr), fact 0.1%, forecast 0.7%.
• Retail sales (m/m) (Apr), fact -0.2%, forecast 0.2%.

Canada:

• Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) (y/y) (Apr), fact 1.5%, forecast 1.8%.
• Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) (m/m) (Apr), fact 0.0%, previous value 0.3%.
• Consumer Price Index (CPI) (m/m) (Apr), fact 0.4%, forecast 0.4%.

Data on retail sales in the US showed a slowdown in sales in April, which is not strange after a strong growth of this indicator a month earlier. Such dynamics are more related to the consequences of the US-Chinese trade war. Monthly retail sales averages remain positive.

Fig. 1. U.S. retail sales (m m) chart

The data on the consumer price index in Canada, despite growth expectations, slowed down, thereby confirming market concerns about the Canadian dollar, which keeps a downward trend in risks and lower oil prices.

Fig. 2. Core consumer price index (CPI) (y) in Canada

The USD/CAD pair reacted very discreetly to the published data, as the market remains under pressure from risks, but this report supports the US dollar against the Canadian currency, indicating the possibility of a test of significant resistance 1.3500-30. Support is located at the levels: 1.3460 and 1.3440.

Fig. 3. USD/CAD chart. Current price – 1.3480

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