Retail Sales Edge Up Slightly, Cars Down
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US retail sales rose 0.1 percent in November, the Commerce Department said on Monday in a stronger-than-expected report that cemented views the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again this week.
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U.S. stocks were slightly higher on  Thursday after retailers reported a mixed bag of December  sales, while weekly jobless data caused some concern.
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Inventories at U.S. wholesalers rose  a slightly-less-than-expected 0.5 percent in September as  stocks of automotive goods declined, a government report showed  on Tuesday.
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U.S. retail sales rose a sluggish 0.1 percent in February amid unusually cold weather and despite firm auto sales, government data showed on Tuesday, raising expectations of an interest rate cut later this year.
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Auto sales declined 2.2 percent in October after a 4.3 percent increase in September. Excluding autos, retail sales rose 0.9 percent, the strongest sales since May.
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Treasury debt prices made modest gains  on Thursday following a surprise jump in weekly jobless claims  and retail sales that were slightly below expectations after  auto sales were stripped out.
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Retail sales dropped 0.3 percent in August, led by a decline in automotive purchases, after climbing 0.8 percent in July, the Commerce Department said.
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US retail chains reported May sales gains as warmer weather helped them rebound from a dismal April, but results were weaker than a year ago, signaling to some that rising gas prices and a slowing housing market are taking their toll.
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Bond prices edged higher Tuesday, following release of a report showing a dip in retail sales last month.
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Consumers, after a big spending spree in September, grew more cautious last month, with retail sales edging up just 0.2 percent, the government reported Friday.
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Retail chains reported sales gains in May as warmer weather helped them rebound from a dismal April, but the results were weaker than a year ago, signaling to some that rising gas prices and a slowing housing market are taking their toll.
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U.S. retail sales outside the auto sector firmed in February, but were restrained by the housing slump and rising gasoline prices, according to a report published Monday.
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U.S. chain store sales posted slight gains in first week of September, supported by strong results at discount stores, a report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in  the latest week, as consumers picked up the pace of holiday  shopping, a retail report said on Tuesday.
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Mortgage rates edged up slightly this week, putting an end to a two-week decline, according to surveys conducted by mortgage buyer Freddie Mac and Bankrate.
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Retail sales rose just 0.1 percent in February and a growing number of Americans fell behind on their mortgages late last year, according to data on Tuesday that raised concerns about the economy.
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Stock index futures were pointing to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, after a report showed retailers' holiday sales were at the lower end of expectations, though not as bad as some had feared.