March department store data now out 19 April
– Tokyo dept store sales yy -1.1% vs +2.7%
Abe won’t be rushing to raise sales tax on those numbers.
USDJPY 109.04 despite Nikkei drifting higher again, now +3.55% at 16851.74
Japan nationwide department store sales March yy -2.9% vs +0.2% previously
