Canada Jan Retail Sales (MoM) up to 1%; Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM): 0.5%

US initial jobless claims rose from 334K (revised from 332K) to 336K in the week ending at March 17, still better than the expected 342K. Continuing claims of March-10 disappointed as it rose from 3.048M (revised from 3.024M) to 3.053M (consensus of 3.050M).