Netherlands, The Retail Sales (YoY) increased to 2.2% in October from previous -0.4%

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Dec 15, 2014

Japan Tankan survey mixed – ING

Rob Carnell of ING notes that the Tankan survey release was mixed, confirming the recent run of weak data.

Heightened global growth concerns lifting yen – BTMU

Lee Hardman, Currency Analyst at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, notes that heightened investor concerns over the global growth outlook led Yen to rebound in the near term after the USD/JPY pair fell below the 118 level.