Japan Retail sales data for June +1.5% m/m (expected +1.5%)

Retail sales data from Japan for the month of June, inline m/m and a small beat y/y

+1.5% m/m

• expected +1.5% m/m, prior -1.7%

+ 1.8% y/y

• expected +1.7% y/y, prior +0.6%

A solid bounce back after a disappointing May

Yen not doing much at all so far today.

Don't forget, there is a Bank of Japan meeting today and tomorrow. Statement and Kuroda press conference tomorrow. I'll have more to come on this separately