Summary: US retail sales down 0.3% in May, lower than expected; April figure revised down; points to slowing consumer demand; US Treasury bond yields fall, rate rise expectations soften; auto sales slump, various core measures undershoot expectations; falls in six of thirteen retail categories; vehicles & parts” segment again largest single influence. US retail sales had been trending up since late 2015 but, commencing in late 2018, a series of...