HALISTER1: U.S. ECO PREVIEW: Retail Sales, PPI Due in 5 Minutes

U.S. ECO PREVIEW: Retail Sales, PPI Due in 5 Minutes

(Bloomberg) -- Retail sales seen rising 0.8% m/m in April after falling revised 0.4% in March (forecast range +0.2% to +1.5%).
  • For Fed, solid April report would hint 1Q weakness was transitory, lend credence to suggestions from Fed officials that June tightening remains on table: TD Securities
  • Increased petroleum prices will influence sales data: Bloomberg Intelligence
  • Producer price index seen rising 0.3% in April after falling 0.1% in March (forecast range +0.1% to +0.5%)
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