Hot & Cold Data on Retail Sales, Imports/Exports, Manufacturing

Friday, August 15, 2025It’s a big morning for economic data this Friday, with U.S. Retail Sales and Import/Export Prices for July and Empire State manufacturing for August. Pre-market futures have not moved much on the news — the Dow is +270 points, the S&P 500 is +8 and the Nasdaq -20 points — but bond yields have moved around a bit, first ticking up 2 points on the 10-year and 2-year, and now down two basis points (bps).Retail Sales In-Line, Off Hotter RevisionsU.S. Retail Sales last month came in as expe ...