USD Overview (17 February 2021)

Yesterday, USD strengthened against all major currencies after President Biden tweeted that his goal of administering 100 million COVID-19 shots in his first 100 days of presidency can be exceeded.

The retail sales m/m data will be released later at 2130 (SGT).

• Core Retail Sales m/m (Forecast: 0.9%, Previous: -1.4%)
  
• Retail Sales m/m (Forecast: 1.1%, Previous: -0.7%)
  

The Federal Reserve will be releasing the minutes for the previous monetary policy meeting tomorrow at 0300 (SGT).