(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window) * U.S. retail sales rise less than expected in May * Lennar ( LEN ) drops as home delivery forecast falls short of estimates * Citigroup hikes S&P 500 year-end target to 5,600 points * Indexes: Dow up 0.23%, S&P...

* U.S. data eases rate fears * Brazil rate decision on Wed * Chile central bank seen cutting rates By Sruthi Shankar June 18 (Reuters) - A gauge of Latin American stocks rebounded from eight-month lows on Tuesday and currencies stabilized as softer-than-expected U.S. retail sales data supported expectations of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. The MSCI's index...

* U.S. retail sales come in weaker than expected in May * U.S. yields fall in five of last six sessions after data * U.S. yield curve reduces inversion * Focus on U.S. 20-year bond auction later on Tuesday (Adds new comments, bullets, updates prices) By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields fell on Tuesday...

(Updates with US data details; refreshes prices at 1500 GMT) By Stefano Rebaudo June 18 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields edged lower on Tuesday as concern over political risk in France subsided somewhat, while a weak read of U.S. consumer spending helped drive some investment flows into fixed income. The risk premium that investors demand to hold French...