Japan May Retail Sales +5.7% y/y (expected +5.4%) | Forexlive

Data from Japan for May month retail sales, come out ahead of expected at 5.7% y/y

• expected 5.4%, prior 5.0%

For the m/m, also a beat at +1.3%

• expected +0.5%, prior -1.1%

USD/JPY tracked higher again overnight, which should keep verbal intervention comments from Japanese authorities on the boil today.