
EIA Crude Inventories Draw 0.4M vs Forecast 1.4M Draw
EIA crude inventories drew 0.4M for the week ending September 4, versus a 1.4M draw forecast and a 4.5M prior draw — a smaller-than-expected decline.
Eurozone retail sales fall an unexpected 0.6% MoM on the July headline stamp, with the same page’s body labeling that print as June. EUR/USD trades near 1.1622 after slight selling. NFP is still preview only.

Eurozone Retail Sales decline unexpectedly 0.6% MoM in July. That is the Friday 4 September 2026 stamp. The euro faces slight selling after the release of the Eurozone Retail Sales data for July. At press time, EUR/USD is marginally down to near 1.1622.
The same page’s first body line says Retail Sales “contracted at a 0.6% pace Month-on-Month (MoM) in June, while they were anticipated to rise by 0.3%.” That June label sits on the page beside the July headline and the July calendar card.
June’s data is revised higher to 0.2% from −0.3%. On an annualized basis, Retail Sales grew 0.6%, versus 1.1% estimates and a previous reading of 1.4%, revised higher from 0.7%.
The embedded Retail Sales (MoM) card stamps Last release Fri Sep 04, 2026 09:00; Actual −0.6%; Consensus 0.3%; Previous −0.3%.
Post-print EUR/USD slip toward 1.1605 is the later euro session tape — distinct from this retail-sales miss.
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EIA crude inventories drew 0.4M for the week ending September 4, versus a 1.4M draw forecast and a 4.5M prior draw — a smaller-than-expected decline.

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