Wednesday is off to a poor start as the key data release of the week posted sour results an hour before markets open. U.S. Retail Sales fell 0.4% in April, against expectations of a modest increase. In addition, the prior month’s 1.2% decrease was revised down to -1.3%. Excluding auto sales, the results were slightly worse with a -0.5% reading in April. “The crux of this report appears to be that the positive momentum seen in U.S. consumer spending in the first few months of this year...