19 investment banks are expected to release the monthly rate of US retail sales for July at 20:30 tonight (previous value: + 0.0%).

< br > Capital Economics: + 0.0%; Deutsche Bank: + 0.1%; Goldman Sachs: + 0.1%; Panson Macro: + 0.2%; UBS: + 0.3%; < br > Wells Fargo: + 0.3%; Moody's Research: + 0.3%; Lloyds Bank: + 0.3%; ABN Amro: + 0.4%; BNP: + 0.4%; < br > Hang Seng Bank: + 0.4%; JPMorgan Chase: + 0.4%; ING: + 0.4%; Standard Chartered: + 0.4%; Societe Generale: + 0.5%; < br > Mizuho Securities: + 0.5%; Nomura: + 0.7%; Oxford Research: + 0.8%; Barclays: + 0.8%; [Reuters poll: + 0.3%]