Walmart raises guidance 🛍️ Debt ceiling optimism & Powell's speech 👀 Gold's weekly drop🏅

FlowBank's hand-curated fresh financial news [header_noDither] 19.05.2023 Good morning FlowBankers! Here's the latest market news, hand-curated by our research team. The FlowBank Championship officially started! More details are on our [website](113/cXx8Z04/VWYq2G5Zp56cMxLC-H6JMthVQq1454-Lk8vN4Tr4M52-MJwV1-WJV7CgXxZW6VzB728hzm3nW3kRcJl3xg4d-N5B2DrcL5B6dW5XYbP222pKhHW2bj1MC9kqwyTVrDkF42gw0VLW4T1lZr2kW2MfN31M8VRrgRyKW5bvffW7RbmZ9N5HS6sB6p2dpVCvhvH960c7PW2cndB63gVCNPW7mkP64333gtnW2hd_vL54nxwmW40sYNy59R7fPW5sjZSv7sgptD3b_H1)and [IG page](113/cXx8Z04/VWYq2G5Zp56cMxLC-H6JMthVQq1454-Lk8vN4Tr4M52-MJwV1-WJV7Cg-RSW51Df1423F1GTW3McBjQ6g-kBMW25QsMb5dztpTN7Tvv6Wb2sSwV4bHX493y-JMW3lm4by37C1FPW4tV1Dg6wr_MqW1GH68P21BzjVW527m_C515m__N2425qk3d_kwW72sBbq63x_2XW2_bS11289_WFW6HMbQW5VWGhvW6Grc275D1JbSN3FMKJZ-_mJBW3kG79r3c_K603dVg1). The Big Story [walmart1905] US retailers and the health of the US consumer have been under the spotlight this week. While retail sales rebounded after two months of declines, consumers are prioritizing essentials over discretionary items. Walmart posted an 8% rise in sales & raised its full-year forecast. Target signaled too a gloomy Q2. [Start Trading](113/cXx8Z04/VWYq2G5Zp56cMxLC-H6JMthVQq1454-Lk8vN4Tr4MJ2-MK5V1-WJV7CgRrjW5JFcJG8BtSD1W5sBZTz7M81q_W96zd8w6Z2kWXW6znzDG6dN24cN4Z-PPtSSpKMW6cbwS25006NlW2Fnm2p481nxMN4c5GTKsDtzFW84qZ7g5nYS0ZW6S6PDJ5NS3-DW6NvjzZ6s38WtW3Dhm691r5X3zW5zKtPH4PPKfpW2BFygH1XybkvVF0zmf2_S2YKW5wc96g86LQxmW76Xk5489hPZJVJn50R8p6z56N8RRVl2NcCwQW1q1GGG6ZzQpL3mMQ1) Trader's Corner In focus • USD/JPY falls after hotter-than-expected Japanese inflation of 3.5%, 40 year high. Fed Chair Powell's speech is the next key catalyst. • Debt ceiling optimism & hawkish Fed chatter pulls Gold by 2.5% this week to a 6-week low of $1952; the largest weekly fall since February. Economic data • Japan CPI, German PPI • Fed Chair Powell's speech • ECB Lagarde's speech Earnings • Foot Locker