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US retail sales beat expectations, showing resilient consumption while narrowing room for Fed easing bets

📊 U.S. retail sales rose 0.9% in May, above the 0.5% forecast, suggesting consumer spending remained resilient despite high interest rates and added pressure from energy prices.

🛒 The increase was not driven by just one category. Core retail sales rose 0.7%, while sales at gasoline stations climbed 3.4% as fuel prices moved higher, reflecting both consumer demand and price effects.

🍽️ Still, the data should be viewed with some caution because it is reported in nominal terms and does not strip out inflation. Spending at restaurants and bars also slipped 0.1%, suggesting consumers may be becoming more selective in some service categories.

💵 For financial markets, the report tends to support the USD and reduce expectations for an early Fed rate cut, as firm consumption could make price pressures harder to cool quickly. Gold may face pressure from the rate outlook, although geopolitical risks remain a separate source of support; however, the data is still nominal and partly influenced by higher gasoline prices.

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