## Recent Surge in US Retail Sales Yesterday, the US [retail sales](https://www.fxstreet.com/economic-calendar) exhibited a robust performance. Interestingly, this coincided perfectly with the European Central Bank’s rate cut, released just 15 minutes earlier. Such timing set the stage for another uptick in the [US Dollar](https://www.fxstreet.com/currencies/us-dollar-index) (USD), as mentioned by Francesco Pesole, an FX analyst at ING.ING Predicts Continued Strength for the Dollar