21 October 2024
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- Retail sales unexpectedly increased by 0.4% in September, up 0.1% from the prior month and the third consecutive monthly increase
- Inflation eased to 1.7% in September, increasing the likelihood for further interest rate cuts
- The European Central Bank lowered interest rates to 3.25%, indicating a strategy to combat slowing inflation
- China’s economy grew by 4.6% year-on-year in Q3, its slowest pace since early last year and slowing from 4.7% in Q2
