The release of UK jobless claims tends to spark a decent amount of price action for the UK markets, and with declines in the number of people claiming unemployment benefits forecasted to stall, the news could be quite bearish.

US retail sales decreased 0.2 percent in the month of April, but the US dollar skyrocketed as there was strength beneath the headline number.

The British pound saw tremendous whipsaw action tonight as it was pulled in opposite directions by higher than expected inflation readings on one side and deteriorating economic data on the other.

It's a good strategy to assess past and current sector performance in order to gain an advantage for future trades.

Professional system trader Art Collins shares his daily biases in the index, bonds and currency futures markets for May 13.

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Advance Retail Sales are expected to fall back 0.2 percent after showing a surprising 0.2 percent gain during the month prior, but given the current economic scenario, this figure could prove to be even more disappointing when announced Wednesday.

The biggest event risk for the US dollar this week will be the April retail sales report.

U.S retail sales are expected to have declined 0.2% in April as a housing slump and rising inflation have squeezed consumers wallets.

Currency strategist Boris Schlossberg analyzes the major currencies for the week of May 12.