Retail sales and public sector finances from the UK and monetary policy decision from Russia are due on Friday.
At 2.00 am ET, the Office for National Statistics releases UK retail sales and public sector net borrowing figures. Retail sales are forecast to rebound 0.5 percent in May, in contrast to the 1.3 percent fall in April. Public sector net borrowing is expected to fall to GBP 19.0 billion from GBP 24.3 billion in the prior month.
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June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.