China’s retail sales and industrial output remained resilient in May, while signs emerged that measures to cool the property market are having some effect.

German investor confidence unexpectedly dropped in June in a sign that exaggerated optimism in Europe’s largest economy is beginning to moderate.

The International Monetary Fund raised its growth estimate for China for the second time this year while also cautioning that deep reforms are still needed to break away from debt-fueled expansion.

China’s wobbly economy threw sand in the wheels of the Federal Reserve’s tightening plans back in late 2015. Today, the world’s number two economy poses no such constraint.

If India’s central bank wasn’t feeling the pressure to cut interest rates after last week’s imbroglio with the government, it may be now.

The lower retail inflation may put pressure on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to change its policy stance to accommodative from neutral at present