US retail sales rise 1.0, ex-autos up 0.9%

January retail sales revised higher, to 0.6% from 0.4%.

Ex-gasoline, February retails sales were up 0.8% in February from +0.5% in January.

Solid report.

Equities are unmoved, 10-year notes up 3 bp on the day to 2.066%.

We don’t need no stinkin’ QE!