Released today by the Japanese economy data on the unemployment rate for the month of July, where the actual reading saw a rise of 3.0% less than expected and the previous reading, which was higher by 3.1%.
While the Japanese economy today also saw the retail sales data in Japan issuance during the month of July, the actual reading higher by 1.4% higher than expected 0.7% and previous reading at 0.2%, while the annual reading fell by 0.2% from a previous decline of 1.4% and it was forecast to rise by 1%.