Last week saw a significant sell off in Chinese assets sparked by Chinese authorities publishing new regulation regarding the education tech sector, spooking international investors.
The European CenU.S GDP expanded at an annualised rate of 6.5% in the first quarter of 2021 sharply missing the median estimate of 8.4% as the effects of supply chain constraints continue to be felt throughout the world.
German inflation rose 3.8% in July YoY according to a provisional report from the Federal statistics office (Destatis). On a monthly basis this was a 0.9% gain from the previous month in which CPI stood at 2.3%.
Eurozone inflation has risen above the ECB target of 2% to 2.2% with further peaks expected later in the year. ECB policy makers have re-affirmed their commitment to easy monetary policy with the factors driving inflation seen as transitory.
Japanese manufacturing PMI to be announced on Sunday August 1st.
Eurozone manufacturing PMI data to be released on Monday August 2nd, expected 62.6
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