Meanwhile, retail sales in Japan rose +2.3% year-on-year in January, slowing slightly from an upwardly revised +2.4% gain in December. Meanwhile, Taiwanese retail sales grew just +0.3% year-on-year in January, the lowest expansion since February 2022. The -1.4% decline in real German retail sales continued in January. In Australia, the January retail sales brought a modest bounce, but not to a level that satisfied anyone. That all means our TWI-5 starts today at just over 70.3 and little-changedThe bitcoin price starts today at US$62,275 and up +0.82% from this time yesterday.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 01, 2024 03:57 UTC