{"id":33590,"date":"2025-09-16T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xlence-com.wp-dev.int.theitops.net\/?post_type=news_analysis&#038;p=33590"},"modified":"2025-12-19T12:01:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:01:43","slug":"strength-of-us-consumer-gets-an-update","status":"publish","type":"news_analysis","link":"https:\/\/www.xlence.com\/es\/news-analysis\/strength-of-us-consumer-gets-an-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Strength of US consumer gets an update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The highlight for investors during today\u2019s session is the US retail sales update which will showcase how consumer spending trends evolved in the month of August. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So far retail spending activity has been robust, albeit a few short-lived hiccups, indicating that despite the Fed\u2019s tightening efforts to constrict inflationary pressures, the US consumer remains resilient and continues to fuel the United States\u2019 economic growth cycle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to expectations, the headline figure retail sales growth rate is seen easing moderately by analysts to the 0.2% level, down by two tenths of a percent in the month of August, whereas the core rate, which excludes automobile purchases, is expected to record a tenth of a precent rise to the 0.4%, up from last month\u2019s 0.3% result. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, August retail sales are expected to show growth but at a slower pace than July, with ongoing inflation and tariffs influencing consumer behaviour and spending patterns, which could be another data point leading faster the Federal Reserve towards rate reductions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Markets are bracing for at least one 25bps rate cut at this week\u2019s Fed policy decision, whereas a miniscule probability is attributed to a larger 50bps cut, since participants became increasingly convinced after a series of labour market cracks that the institution will have no other choice but to resume its loosening campaign and end its multi-month-hiatus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, the US Senate confirmed Stephen Miran, the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, to become a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, days ahead of the FOMC\u2019s meeting, with his appointment raising concerns about the Fed&#8217;s independence given his political affiliation and close ties to the Trump administration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, Fed board Governor Lisa Cook will keep her seat at the upcoming decision, since a federal court rejected Trump\u2019s firing, over alleged mortgage fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-technical-analysis\">Technical Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gold Chart<\/strong> \u2013Gold futures steamroll higher ahead of Fed\u2019s policy decision<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1062\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.xlence.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-16-125845.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33591\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resistance:<\/strong> 3700 (R1), 3750 (R2), 3800 (R3)<br><strong>Support:<\/strong> 3615 (S1), 3550 (S2), 3500 (S3)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The highlight for investors during today\u2019s session is the US retail sales update which will showcase how consumer spending trends evolved in the month of August. 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