Quick Overview

• Bernanke shed light on the Fed's exit strategy, but made clear to lawmakers that the economy remains too weak to start tightening monetary policy.
  

• Bank of Canada leaves rate unchanged at 0.25% as expected
  

• The U.K.'s June budget deficit of $21.4 billion is the biggest since records began in 1993.
  

• YoY New Zealand June Credit Card Spending fell -2.1%
  

• YoY Japan June Department Store Sales fell -8.8%