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Australian retail sales dipped in December as pay back for a Black Friday splurge the month before, but discounting helped shoppers make a desperately-needed contribution to economic growth over the whole fourth quarter. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Monday showed retail sales fell 0.1% in December from November, when they had risen by 0.7%. The outcome was firmer than analyst forecasts for a 0.7% drop, helped by Cyber Monday promotions falling in December this year and discounting spread across the month.

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US stock market futures were tending down Sunday, one day after President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on China.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global markets buckled up for a turbulent session on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump launched a trade war with sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China that threaten to undermine economic growth and reignite inflation. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans for retaliatory tariffs on imports of goods from the United States, the first of which also would take effect on Tuesday.

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