The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is extending gains for the third successive session and trading around 98.60 during the European hours on Friday.

The United Kingdom (UK) Retail Sales declined 0.1% month-over-month (MoM) in November after falling 0.9% in October (revised from -1.1%), according to the latest data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Friday.

United Kingdom Retail Sales ex-Fuel (YoY) registered at 1.2%, below expectations (1.6%) in November

United Kingdom Retail Sales (MoM) came in at -0.1%, below expectations (0.4%) in November

United Kingdom Public Sector Net Borrowing came in at £11.653B, above forecasts (£10.2B) in November

Germany GfK Consumer Confidence Survey came in at -26.9, below expectations (-23.2) in January

United Kingdom Retail Sales ex-Fuel (MoM) below forecasts (0.2%) in November: Actual (-0.2%)

United Kingdom Retail Sales (YoY) came in at 0.6%, below expectations (0.9%) in November

Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda is addressing a press conference on Friday, explaining the central bank’s decision to hike the short-term interest rate from 0.5% to 0.75% following its December monetary policy review meeting.

Here is what you need to know on Friday, December 19:

Netherlands, The Consumer Confidence Adj: -21 (December)

Japan BoJ Interest Rate Decision meets expectations (0.75%)

Australia Private Sector Credit (YoY) up to 7.4% in November from previous 7.3%

Australia Private Sector Credit (MoM) registered at 0.6% above expectations (0.2%) in November

United Kingdom GfK Consumer Confidence registered at -17 above expectations (-18) in December

New Zealand ANZ Business Confidence increased to 73.6 in December from previous 67.1

Japan National CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY) down to 3% in November from previous 3.1%

Japan’s National Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 2.9% YoY in November, compared to the previous reading of 3.0%, according to the latest data released by the Japan Statistics Bureau on Friday.

Japan National Consumer Price Index (YoY) dipped from previous 3% to 2.9% in November

Japan National CPI ex Fresh Food (YoY) meets forecasts (3%) in November

New Zealand Trade Balance NZD (MoM) registered at $-163M above expectations ($-1175M) in November

New Zealand Exports rose from previous $6.5B to $6.99B in November

New Zealand Imports dipped from previous $8.04B to $7.15B in November

New Zealand Trade Balance NZD (YoY): $-2.06B (November) vs $-2.28B

New Zealand ANZ – Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence: 101.5 (December) vs 98.4

United States Total Net TIC Flows dipped from previous $190.1B to $-37.3B in October

United States Net Long-Term TIC Flows came in at $17.5B, below expectations ($122.7B) in October

South Korea Producer Price Index Growth (YoY) increased to 1.9% in November from previous 1.5%

South Korea Producer Price Index Growth (MoM) up to 0.3% in November from previous 0.2%

New Zealand Westpac Consumer Survey climbed from previous 90.9 to 96.5 in 4Q