Prior month 0.0% Business inventories 0.0% versus 0.0% estimate Retail inventories ex auto 0.2% versus 0.2% last month Sales: $1,913.9B • ↓ 0.4% from April 2025 • ↑ 3.1% from May 2024 Inventories/Sales Ratio: • 1.39 in May 2025 • Down from 1.41 in May 2024 Key takeaway: Sales dipped slightly month-over-month but remain up
2025.07.17 2025.07.17 Bitcoin Price Forecast & Predictions for 2025, 2026, 2027–2030, and Beyond Jana Kanehttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/jana-kane/ Bitcoin is the world’s first and most popular cryptocurrency. The token dominates the cryptocurrency market, shaping the entire digital asset industry. Its decentralized nature and limited supply of 21 million coins make it unique, ensuring long-term demand among traders and
US Retail Sales June (MoM): 0.6% vs 0.1% expected, beat of +0.5% US Retail Sales June (YoY): 3.9% vs 3.6% expected, beat of +0.3% US Retail Sales Control Group June (MoM): 0.5% vs 0.3% expected, beat of +0.2% US Retail Sales ex. Gas/Autos June (MoM): 0.6% vs 0.1% expected, beat of +0.5% US Retail Sales
Malta’s consumer inflation softened slightly in June after accelerating in the previous four months, data from the National Statistics Office showed on Thursday. The consumer price index climbed 2.5 percent year-on-year in June, slower than the 2.7 percent rise in May. Inflation based on transportation eased to 3.6 percent from 5.6 percent. Prices for food
Trading in luxury brand shares requires understanding both company-specific factors and broader sector dynamics that influence consumer behaviour. Understanding the significance of stabilising sales trends While the recent headline, 4% retail comp performance may not seem stellar, it indicates a bottoming trend following more significant drops in 2024 and early 2025. Analysts anticipated a tough
XRP rallies strongly XRP bullish case: XRP’s rally from its 22 June low at $1.9096 has become parabolic, with the late January high at $3.2124 likely to be reached soon. If this level is surpassed, the 22 January high at $3.2845 would represent the next technical target, ahead of the 20 January high at $3.3630
The AUD/USD forecast indicates a surge in RBA rate cut bets. Australia’s economy added only 2,000 jobs, compared to the forecast of 21,000. Reports revealed that Trump was planning to fire Powell. The AUD/USD forecast indicates a surge in RBA rate cut bets after a downbeat jobs report from Australia. Meanwhile, in the US, tensions
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2025.07.17 2025.07.17 Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 17.07.2025 Roman Oneginhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/roman-onegin/ Dear readers, I’ve prepared a short-term forecast for Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum based on the Elliott wave analysis. The crypto market continues rising. The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways BTCUSD: The price is rising in the fifth part of a bullish
Australia business conditions weakened to the lowest since late 2023, while confidence showed an upward trend in the second quarter, survey data from NAB showed on Thursday. The business conditions index declined to 0 index points from 2 in the first quarter. This was the lowest level since the third quarter 2020. Profitability remained negative
Gold price attracts fresh sellers amid renewed USD buying and reduced Fed rate cut bets. A generally positive risk tone is seen as another factor undermining the precious metal. Persistent trade-related uncertainties could limit losses for the safe-haven commodity. Gold price (XAU/USD) extends the overnight retracement slide from a multi-week top and continues to lose
Say what you want about the man but he definitely loves the drama. If it’s not getting involved with geopolitics, then it is trade politics. And if not that, then there’s the whole bashing of Fed chair Powell. It is tough for markets to catch a break when Trump is in charge. In case you
For years, bitcoin was seen as a speculative outlier: volatile, loosely regulated, and detached from the macroeconomic fundamentals that drive traditional asset classes. Today, we’re seeing something different. Bitcoin is not just part of the global investment conversation, it also responds to it in real time. New research from LMAX Group, based on millisecond-level data
The jobless rate in Australia came in at a seasonally adjusted 4.3 percent in June, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday. That was above expectations for 4.1 percent, which would have been unchanged. The Australian economy added 2,000 jobs last month, well shy of forecasts for a gain of 21,000 following the loss
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams on Wednesday reaffirmed the importance of central bank independence and the enduring role of the U.S. dollar, while declining to comment on President Trump’s recent criticisms of the Fed. Speaking to reporters, Williams sidestepped questions about reports suggesting President Trump was considering firing Fed Chair Jerome
Japan posted a seasonally adjusted merchandise trade surplus of 153.1 billion yen in June, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday. That was shy of estimates for a surplus of a surplus of 353.9 billion yen following the downwardly revised 638.6 billion yen deficit in May (originally a 637.6 billion yen shortfall). Exports were down
New Zealand Food Price Index for June 2025 +1.2% prior +0.5% Kiwi $, and most everything else, little changed so far: — The New Zealand Food Price Index (FPI) is a measure of the changes in the average price of food items sold in New Zealand. calculated and published monthly by Statistics New Zealand the
