Key stats released during the Asian session included April trade data out of China and retail sales figures out of the UK. From the RBNZ monetary policy statement, salient points included: While having supported employment and inflation, economic growth has slowed recently as headwinds have emerged. This article was originally posted on FX Empire More From FXEMPIRE: Sterling Struggles to Nurse Wounds as Political Risk Continues to Bite European Equities: It’s All Eyes and Ears on the Oval Office.