美东时间上午9点19分，凯投宏观（Capital Economics）指出，美国7月零售销售控制组数据出现下滑，且5月与6月的增长数据也被向下修正。这一连串迹象表明，消费者健康状况似乎不如以往那般强劲。
在最新的简报中，经济学家斯蒂芬·布朗（Stephen Brown）预测，此次零售数据的疲软将进一步削弱美联储在9月议息会议上加息的可能性。此前，部分美联储官员曾以消费者支出依旧旺盛为由，强调需对通胀压力保持警惕。然而，这份最新出炉的零售销售报告，或许会促使官员们更加密切地审视零售支出的动态变化。
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