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Strong employment data and revised estimates of US GDP growth for the second quarter cooled investor optimism a bit

'Markets a little tired': US stocks break three-week streak of gains

Retail sales in the United States in July increased by 0.5% compared to June, the Census Bureau <a href="https://www.census.gov/retail/sales.html">reported</a>. The result matched analysts' expectations.

US retail sales in July rose in line with expectations 

In recent months, the financial media has been full of news that the dollar's position as the world's main reserve currency has been shaken. "Gold is a real competitor to the dollar's reserve status," so&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-cpi-inflation-tariffs-06-11-2025/card/gold-is-the-real-rival-to-the-dollar-s-reserve-status-DjXrlZjec5JQY0apDqkh?mod=lctimeline_finance">wrote</a> The&nbsp;Wall Street Journal, for example. "In Argentina, investors are increasingly turning to gold as an alternative to the dollar," <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-11/dollar-obsessed-argentines-have-a-newfound-love-for-buying-gold">Bloomberg</a> wrote. "The dollar's crown is slipping, and fast," is the headline of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dollars-crown-is-slipping-fast-2025-06-12/">Reuters</a> publication.

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'Markets a little tired': US stocks break three-week streak of gains

US retail sales in July rose in line with expectations

Is the dollar really losing its status as the world's main reserve currency?