Firm Retail Sales -1.9% vs 0% Forecasted

Firm Retail Sales -1.9% vs 0% Forecasted https://www.dailyfx.com/forex/market_alert/2022/01/14/Firm-Retail-Sales–1.9-vs-0-Forecasted.html This morning brought the release of Firm Retail Sales for the month of December and showed the contraction of -1.9%

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