Retail sales in Japan have risen for the first time since the earthquake and tsunami hit the country in March.
According to the latest official data, retail sales rose 1.1% in June from a year earlier, indicating that the economy is beginning to recover.
The rise comes after three successive months of falling sales as consumers stayed away from shops in wake of the devastation caused.
Compared with the previous month, retail sales rose by 2.9%.
Analysts said the data indicated that things were starting to return to normal in Japan.
“You should expect a bounce back to where things were before the earthquake and tsunami struck,” said Richard Jerram of Bank of Singapore.
Advance GDP in the US and Nationwide HPI in the UK are the major events this day. Here is an outlook on the market-movers awaiting us.
In the US, Advance Gross Domestic Product (GDP), quarterly index to measure the inflation-adjusted value of all services and goods manufactured by the economy; small reduce to 1.6% this time is expected from 1.9% on the previous time.
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I have been working in stereotypical big business for more than 6 years. I even have my own little cubicle and receive the sort of memos you see in Office Space. I have welcomed new employees and said farewell to the same ones a couple of years later. I have watched employees that started around the same time as me advance in the company or move on to something else. Although there may not be any hard and fast rules that would guarantee career success, there do seem to be a few key attributes that truly help.
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– The Philippine central bank decided on Thursday to keep its benchmark overnight borrowing rate steady, but raised the reserve requirement rate for banks for a second consecutive meeting, citing upside risks to the inflation outlook.
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas left the reverse repo rate steady at 4.5 percent and the repo rate or the overnight lending rate was retained at 6.5 percent. The decision was in line with economists’ expectations.
The central bank raised the reserve requirement on deposits and deposit substitutes of all banks and non-banks with quasi-banking functions by one percentage point, effective from August 5. This followed a similar hike in June.
The Monetary Board emphasized that the risks around the inflation forecasts remain skewed to the upside, suggesting a need for caution in the monetary policy stance.
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When you’re in a long-term,mitted relationship, the topic of combining your money will eventuallye up. Some of us would probably have no problem doing this – my husband and I had access to each others’ accounts and regularly updated our joint finances long before we were married, so putting our money into amon pot (or pots) didn’t seem like a huge step. However, I can absolutely understand why people might be wary about giving their significant other unfettered access to all of their money.
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