#USRetailSalesMissForecast
🇺🇸 US Retail Sales miss forecasts 📉
The latest US Retail Sales data came in weaker than expected, confirming a cooling consumer trend:
Retail Sales (MoM): 0.0% vs +0.4% forecast → MISS
Previous: +0.6% → Sharp slowdown
Core spending: Also softer
Trend: Consumer demand losing momentum
Source: Reuters / CNBC / Investing.com
📌 Market Impact:
USD → Bearish
Treasury Yields → Falling
Gold (XAUUSD) → Bullish
Crypto & Risk Assets → Supportive
Fed Rate Cut Odds → Rising
🔎 Macro Take:
This confirms a double-soft macro combo:
> Weak NFP + Weak Retail Sales = Strong case for Fed easing
This significantly boosts expectations for earlier and deeper rate cuts, which is bullish for BTC, ETH, altcoins & gold.
⚡ Trading Bias:
DXY → Sell rallies
Gold → Buy dips
$BTC / $ALT Alts → Bullish continuation setup
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