Asian Stocks Have Biggest Weekly Gain This Year on U.S. Retail Sales, IMF
The International Council of Shopping Centers trade group said U.S. retail sales probably expanded at an average monthly rate of 4 percent in the first five months of the retail fiscal year that began Jan. 31, the biggest gain since 2006.
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