U.S. Retail Sales Rise More Than Forecast; Consumers Shrug Off Fuel Prices

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Retail sales in the U.S. rose more than forecast last month, led by purchases of cars, electronics and building materials that show consumers are taking higher gasoline prices in stride.

The 1.4 percent increase was the biggest since January and followed a 0.4 percent drop in June, the Commerce Department said today in Washington. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg News expected a 0.9 percent rise in July, according to the median estimate.

Treasury securities fell after the rebound in sales showed the economy may not slow as much as Federal Reserve policy makers expect, raising the risk of accelerating inflation. Wage growth is providing the thrust for spending, which slowed last quarter. [color=red/code]

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今晚有兩個數據
一個是進出口物價及零售，近日基金大多見好消息出貨，數據預期都比較利好美元，因為7月油價高企，而據說上月在美國汽車公司折價銷售汽車，零售數據亦是偏大，小心數據利美而金價仍然抽升，當然，此兩數據越大對美國CPI有一定影響，給予FED有一感覺經濟增長未見過份悲觀，消息信心仍在，另通膨壓力未退從而再提加息，金價會回落!

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雷文  在 2006-8-11 21:20 發表:

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雷文兄 你好!  - You look very smart！