Day: August 14, 2026

Weak U.S. Retail Sales Weigh on Dollar and Treasury Yields

Investors have interpreted a surprisingly weak U.S. retail sales report as a sign of a softening economy, reducing expectations for further interest-rate increases from the Fed. The U.S. Dollar and U.S. Treasury yields have declined in response, while the impact on equity futures has been limited. It is otherwise a mixed summer Friday, with earnings […]