Canada's annual inflation rate dropped more than expected to a 27-month low of 2.8% in June led by lower energy prices, data showed on Tuesday, though food and shelter cost increases persisted despite 10 interest rate hikes in less than 18 months.
China's financial regulators have invited some of the world's biggest investors to a rare symposium next week, three sources said, seeking to encourage foreigners to keep investing in the world's second-largest economy despite its recent weakness and rising geopolitical tensions.
Britain's economy is showing some signs of strain from the Bank of England's 13 back-to-back interest rate increases, but the jobs market is still generating inflationary heat and consumers have not reined in their spending sharply.