December retail sales data showed the US economy ended 2024 growing at a solid pace amid questions over how quickly the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates. The control group in Thursday's ...

Retail sales unexpectedly rose 2.9% in December, the most since the same month of 2019, data from Statistics Sweden showed on Thursday. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had penciled in a median ...

Thanks to Fed rate cuts, retail sales have improved remarkably in recent ... The retail sector suffered for months before starting to show signs of recovery in the second half of last year as ...

December 2024 retail sales were positive but slightly below expectations, with an increase in month-on-month sales by 0.4%. This was the fourth consecutive monthly expansion in retail sales and ...

Total retail sales were 3.6% higher than a year ago, compared with a median forecast for 4.2% annual growth. Sign up here. More than $13 million in U.S. funding for an international security force ...

The numbers: Retail sales rose at a solid pace in the final month of 2024, capping off a good holiday shopping season and suggesting the economy entered the new year with some momentum.

SINGAPORE - Retail sales remained subdued in December 2024, partly due to more residents travelling abroad during the year-end school holidays, analysts say. Takings declined 2.9 per cent in that ...

The September 2024 Retail Sales Index fell 0.9%, with gains in food, motor vehicles, and service stations but declines in liquor, building materials, and apparel. A Government spokesperson said ...

There has been a surprise contraction in retail sales in December, despite the month being key for many retailers due to Christmas shopping, official figures show. Retail sales fell 0.3% last ...

Canadian consumers appear to have embraced falling interest rates and ended the holiday season with the strongest spending in nearly two years. An advance estimate suggests receipts for retailers ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales increased in December as households bought motor vehicles and a range of other goods, pointing to strong demand in the economy and further ...

The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 0.03% to 5,947.83. U.S. retail sales rose 0.4% month-over-month in December versus a revised 0.8% increase in the previous month and down from market estimates of ...