One came from the United States trifecta of disappointing data, in the aftermath of the Beige Book's reassurances on the US economy. After requests for unemployment benefits which increased more than expected last week, the retail sales in December they marked an increase of 0,1%, lower than the expectations of +0,3%.
The November figure was revised up from +0,2% to +0,4%. Net of the auto sector, a drop of 0,2% was archived. Finally, in November le company stocks in the United States they increased by 0,3% after +0,8% in October but economists were expecting a 0,4% increase. Sales grew by 0,3%.
