The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence could reduce wages, but so far is creating, not destroying jobs, especially for the young and highly-skilled, research published by the European Central Bank showed on Tuesday.

Shoppers at British store chains have seen the slowest increase in prices in almost a year and a half but retailers might struggle to keep inflation on its downward path, an industry group said on Tuesday.

A key measure of Japan's trend inflation accelerated to 2.2% in October, data showed on Tuesday, marking a fresh record high in a sign of broadening price pressure that heightens the case for the central bank to dial back its massive monetary stimulus.

Japanese firms this year have raised or will raise monthly average regular wages by a record amount, an annual government survey showed on Tuesday.

China's economic indicators are signaling robust health as the People's Bank of China (PBOC) reports a solid third-quarter GDP growth of 4.9%. This performance is key to achieving the nation's economic targets, leveraging both cross-cyclical and counter-cyclical measures. The PBOC's annual report, released Monday, underscores the central bank's commitment to maintaining the yuan's stability while embracing market-oriented reforms.