Monday, May 28, 2007

UPDATE 1-Japan jobless rate hits 9-yr low, spending strong

(Reuters) - Separate data on Tuesday showed that household spending rose
much more than expected, suggesting that consumption held up well
in April after robust growth in the January-March quarter,
although retail sales shrank from a year ago.




Taken together, the data supported expectations that the Bank
of Japan could raise interest rates sometime after August,
helping lift two-year Japanese government bond yields to a
10-year high.


Read more at Reuters.com Economic News

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