Summary: US retail sales up 0.6% in February, less than expected; annual growth rate accelerates to 1.5%; ANZ: component used to calculate US GDP was flat; US Treasury yields rise; 2024 rate-cut expectations soften; higher sales in nine of thirteen categories; “Motor vehicle & parts dealers” again largest single influence on month’s result. US retail sales had been trending up since late 2015 but, commencing in late 2018, a series...