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Prior +0.4% Retail sales +4.5% vs +2.8% y/y expected Prior +2.5%; revised to +1.9% Retail sales ex autos, ...

The much softer reading here owes a lot to base effects, in particular the impact of energy prices. ...

Prior 48.4 Manufacturing PMI 49.9 vs 51.0 expected Prior 51.2 Composite PMI 49.9 vs 49.7 expected Prior 49.1 ...

Headlines: Markets: US dollar steady across the board GBP leads, NZD lags on the day WTI crude oil ...

Rate cuts by year-end Fed: 57 bps (94% probability of no change at the upcoming meeting) BoE: 49 ...

Final Q3 GDP was +4.4% Consumer spending (PCE):+2.4% GDP final sales (excluding inventories) +1.2% vs +2.6% expected GDP ...

The major US indices are opening mixed with the Dow industrial average down -0.37%. The S&P index trading ...

Manufacturing flash index 51.2 versus 52.6. Prior month 52.4 Services PMI flash for February 52.3 versus 53.0 estimate. ...

University of Michigan sentiment index for February final: Sentiment 56.6 versus 57.3 current conditions 56.6 versus 57.7 expectations ...

Markets: Gold up $87 to $5085 WTI crude oil flat at $66.39 US 10-year yields up 0.8 bps ...