New Zealand Q1 Retail Sales excl. inflation

-1.4% q/q

• expected +0.2%, prior -0.6%

-4.1% y/y

• expected 3.6%, prior -4.0%

more to come

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Ahead from NZ today is the Reserve Bank of New Zealand policy decision, due at 2pm New Zealand time

• 0200 GMT
• 10pm US Eastern time

RBNZ Governor Orr press conference follows an hour later.

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