
EUR/USD fell toward 1.1170 from highs near 1.1270 as weak euro-area retail sales and demand for safe-haven assets supported the dollar. Eurostat reported that retail sales fell 0.7% month on month in September, more than the expected 0.1% decline, while German industrial output rose 0.7%.
Weak consumer spending points to softer euro-area demand and weighs on the euro, while a stronger dollar can raise the cost of dollar-priced feed imports. The retail-sales miss adds pressure to EUR/USD.
After 15 past bearish report events, Euro (USD per EUR) moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.4%), and -0.0% over 20.
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