The dollar fell against the yen and the euro on the weak statistics from the US

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Thursday the dollar falls against the yen and
euro after weak data on retail
sales in the United States. EURUSD
traded
Now 1.1356 (+) 0.19%; USDJPY
- on
119.27 (-0.98%).

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Among other factors, this is due to
release of weak statistics on consumer
spending in the US, which accounted for
more than two-thirds of the country's economy.
Falling costs for the second month
contract.

Retail
sales fell last month
From 0.8% and 0.9% in December after
0.4% increase in November. At the same time, economists
They predicted the January slowdown, but not
such high: only 0.5%.

"Achieve"
dollar today claims rising
benefits in the US unemployment: in spite of
forecast 290 000 hits, they proved
304,444.