According to @StockMKTNewz, US September retail sales rose 0.2% month over month, undershooting the 0.4% consensus and signaling softer consumer momentum versus expectations (source: @StockMKTNewz; U.S. Census Bureau). According to @StockMKTNewz, September Producer Price Index came in at 2.7% year over year, a touch above the 2.6% forecast and indicating slightly firmer upstream price pressure than anticipated (source: @StockMKTNewz; Bureau of Labor Statistics). For crypto traders, the combination of weaker growth and marginally hotter inflation is a mixed macro surprise that can elevate event-driven volatility in BTC and ETH as rate expectations adjust during US hours (source: @StockMKTNewz).