Singapore's key consumer price gauge slowed to 3.2% in November on the year, in line with expectations, official data showed on Tuesday, and headline inflation fell to 3.6%.

U.S. retail sales rose 3.1% between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24, as shoppers looked for last-minute Christmas deals amid big promotions, a Mastercard (NYSE:MA) report showed on Tuesday.

Japan's industrial output in November likely swung back to contraction for the first time in three months, a Reuters poll of analysts showed on Friday, dented by sluggish demand and slowdown in overseas economy.

Britain's economy might be in a recession, according to data that showed it shrank between July and September, shortly after finance minister Jeremy Hunt took the rare step of suggesting the Bank of England might cut interest rates to boost growth.

Japan's jobless rate was unchanged at 2.5% in November from the previous month, government data showed on Tuesday.

Japan's business-to-business service inflation was steady at 2.3% in November, data showed on Tuesday, suggesting companies were gradually passing on rising labour costs amid prospects for sustained wage gains.