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US Retail Sales Top Forecast

US Retail Sales Top Forecast

US retail sales climbed in June by more than forecast in a broad advance, suggesting resilient consumer spending despite decades-high inflation and raising the prospects of an even larger Federal Reserve interest-rate hike this month.

The value of overall retail purchases increased 1 percent, after an upwardly revised 0.1 percent decline in May, Commerce Department figures showed Friday. The figures aren’t adjusted for inflation.

The median…


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