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Japan Large Retailer Sales fell from previous 5% to -1% in June
Japan Large Retailer Sales fell from previous 5% to -1% in June
Japan Retail Trade s.a (MoM) down to -4.1% in June from previous 1.9%
Japan Retail Trade s.a (MoM) down to -4.1% in June from previous 1.9%
Japan Industrial Production (YoY): 4.25% (June) vs -2.1%
Japan Industrial Production (YoY): 4.25% (June) vs -2.1%
Japan Retail Trade (YoY) registered at 0.5%, below expectations (3.1%) in June
Japan Retail Trade (YoY) registered at 0.5%, below expectations (3.1%) in June
Japan Industrial Production (MoM) above expectations (0.7%) in June: Actual (1.3%)
Japan Industrial Production (MoM) above expectations (0.7%) in June: Actual (1.3%)
Japan’s Tokyo CPI inflation rises to 2.0% YoY in July
The headline Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI) for July rose 2.0% YoY as compared to 1.7% in the previous month, the Statistics Bureau of Japan showed on Friday.
Japan Tokyo CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY) up to 2% in July from previous 1.9%
Japan Tokyo CPI ex Food, Energy (YoY) up to 2% in July from previous 1.9%
Japan Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food (YoY) above expectations (1.7%) in July: Actual (1.9%)
Japan Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food (YoY) above expectations (1.7%) in July: Actual (1.9%)
Japan Unemployment Rate in line with forecasts (2.5%) in June
Japan Unemployment Rate in line with forecasts (2.5%) in June
Japan Tokyo Consumer Price Index (YoY) up to 2% in July from previous 1.7%
Japan Tokyo Consumer Price Index (YoY) up to 2% in July from previous 1.7%
Japan Jobs / Applicants Ratio came in at 1.18, above expectations (1.17) in June
Japan Jobs / Applicants Ratio came in at 1.18, above expectations (1.17) in June
The Australian Dollar clears a big figure on an intervention it will come to regret
AUD/USD trades above 0.7000, up 1.06% and roughly 85 pips clear of a session low set just below 0.6950 in the early European hours. The advance cut through the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) sitting at 0.7000, a level the pair has been rejected at repeatedly since June.
South Korea Industrial Output Growth above expectations (3%) in June: Actual (6.4%)
South Korea Industrial Output Growth above expectations (3%) in June: Actual (6.4%)