Retail sales in Japan show modest rise in July
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TOKYO Japanese retail sales rose in July after three months of declines, the government said Monday, as higher-than-usual temperatures spurred demand for summer clothing and drinks and as consumers bought televisions to watch the Olympics.
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Japanese stocks rose slightly in early trade Tuesday in the absence of market-moving news after a long weekend. The dollar was down against the yen.
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U.S. retailers release May same-store sales figures that show an improvement from the previous month, but with some weakness.
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U.S. producer prices barely edged up  in July, kept in check by lower prices for new cars and trucks  and for many food items, according to a government report on  Tuesday showing muted inflation at the wholesale level.
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Japan's trade surplus in July rose a sharper-than-expected 44.2 percent on the back of record Asia-bound exports but some economists warned exports may slow later this year as China's economy cools.
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Consumers, after a big spending spree in September, grew more cautious last month, with retail sales edging up just 0.2 percent, the government reported Friday.
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Honda Motor Co.  posted a smaller-than-expected rise in quarterly profit, helped by brisk sales in Europe and a weak yen that offset a dip in U.S. sales -- where Honda could not keep up with demand -- and nudged its full-year forecast higher.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.39 percent  by midsession on Friday, bolstered by solid gains in stocks  dependent on domestic business such as Kao Corp. 4452.T.
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The retailer posts modest gains in total sales and comps.
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Japan saw its economy grow at a faster pace than  expected in the three months to June, officials figures show.
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The Bank of Japan decided Friday to keep a benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.5 percent and the central bank's governor hinted that a rate hike may come later than July.
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U.S. retail sales rose modestly as  expected last month, but the underlying message from the  consumer was strong at the start of the fourth quarter after  record oil prices failed to deter shoppers.
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Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.27 percent by midsession on Tuesday as buyers went after shipping firms with solid financial prospects while an upbeat earnings result and outlook propelled Mazda Motor Corp. higher.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average rose 0.13 percent  by midday on Tuesday as investors sought bargains among  technology firms, but gains were limited by caution ahead of a  monetary policy meeting in the United States.
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The wettest June on record sees UK retail sales rise more slowly than expected in June, official figures show.
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Retail sales fell 0.4% in July - the first monthly decline in over a year - but the underlying trend remains strong, official figures showed today.
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Tokyo's Nikkei closed over one percent  higher on Tuesday after positive U.S. retail sales data eased  concerns about demand in Japan's main export market and spurred  buying of blue chips such as Sony Corp.