JAPAN MAY RETAIL SALES +5.3% Y/Y (APR REVISED TO +2.8% FROM +2.1%); 3RD STRAIGHT RISE; MEDIAN FORECAST +3.5% (RANGE: +1.0% TO +4.3%)
TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - The Japan stock market turned emphatically lower again on Friday, one session after snapping the two-day slide in which it had tumbled almost 3,200 points or 4.2 percent. The Nikkei 225 now sits just above the 69,360-point plateau although it may see a mild rebound on Monday.The g…
--Hot Weather, Rising Stock Markets Seen Lifting Retail Sales in May, Job Creation Continues, Factory Output to Extend Monthly Gain on Export Demand(MaceNews) – The tentative U.S.-Iran peace agreement has led crude oil prices lower to pre-war levels, calming jitters among policymakers and investors…
