U.S. retail sales topped forecasts last month on continued strength of vehicle purchases. The +0.7% headline increase was above the +0.6% median forecast as well as the revised +0.5% October gain. Continued resilience by U.S. consumers will ultimately slow the 2025 easing pace, but nothing in this morning’s report should derail tomorrow’s widely-expected quarter point rate cut.

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