Retail sales, core retail sales data to shape market sentiment Friday
As traders approach another pivotal day for financial markets, a series of crucial economic data releases that could sway market dynamics are expected on Friday, February 14, 2025. The spotlight will be on retail sales and core retail sales figures, which serve as key indicators of consumer spending and overall economic health in the United States.
Major Economic Events to Watch:
• 8:30 AM ET - Core Retail Sales (Forecast: 0.3%, Previous: 0.4%): Measures change in retail sales excluding automobiles, a crucial indicator of consumer spending.
• 8:30 AM ET - Retail Sales (Forecast: -0.2%, Previous: 0.4%): Tracks total value of sales at the retail level, a primary indicator of consumer spending and economic activity.
Other Important Economic Events to Watch:
• 8:30 AM ET - Retail Control (Forecast: 0.3%, Previous: 0.7%): A measure of retail sales used to calculate GDP.
• 8:30 AM ET - Export Price Index (Forecast: 0.3%, Previous: 0.3%): Tracks price changes of U.S. export goods.
• 8:30 AM ET - Import Price Index (Forecast: 0.4%, Previous: 0.1%): Measures change in prices of imported goods and services.
• 9:15 AM ET - Industrial Production (Forecast: 0.3%, Previous: 0.9%): Measures change in total inflation-adjusted output from manufacturers, mines, and utilities.
• 10:00 AM ET - Retail Inventories Ex Auto (Forecast: 0.2%, Previous: 0.5%): Tracks changes in retail inventories excluding automobiles.
• 10:00 AM ET - Business Inventories (Forecast: 0.0%, Previous: 0.1%): Measures change in worth of unsold goods held by manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers.
• 1:00 PM ET - Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Forecast: 2.9%, Previous: 2.9%): Provides a running estimate of real GDP growth for the current quarter.
• 1:00 PM ET - Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR ) U.S. Rig Count (Previous: 480): Important business barometer for the oil drilling industry.
• 3:30 PM ET - CFTC S&P 500 speculative positions (Previous: -4.8K): Provides breakdown of net positions for speculative traders in S&P 500 futures.
Other Economic Events to Watch:
• 8:30 AM ET - Retail Sales Ex Gas/Autos (Previous: 0.3%): Retail sales excluding volatile components like gas and autos.
• 9:15 AM ET - Capacity Utilization Rate (Forecast: 77.7%, Previous: 77.6%): Percentage of production capacity being utilized in the U.S.
• 9:15 AM ET - Manufacturing Output (Forecast: 0.1%, Previous: 0.6%): Measures change in total inflation-adjusted value of output produced by manufacturers.
• 3:00 PM ET - Fed Logan Speaks: Dallas Fed President Lorie K. Logan to deliver remarks.
• 3:30 PM ET - Various CFTC speculative positions reports for commodities including Aluminium, Copper , Silver, Natural Gas, Wheat, Corn , and Soybeans.
For further information and the latest updates, please refer to our Economic Calendar, here .
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