US inflation data was tamer than expected in June, which led investors to lower bets on a Federal Reserve interest-rate increase later this month. Meanwhile, the Chinese economy slowed more than expected in the second quarter, putting pressure on the government to ramp up public spending to meet its target growth for this year.
And in Venezuela, monthly inflation accelerated sharply in June, adding to the blow already facing families following the twin earthquakes last month.
Here are some of the charts that appeared on Bloomberg this week on the latest developments in the global economy, markets and geopolitics:
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