Strategists and multi-managers are moving back into China following the latest wave of economic reforms detailed in its Third Plenum, with some labelling the package of measures as the ‘catalyst' for stock market returns.
GDP slowed in Germany and declined in France in Q3, fuelling fears the eurozone recovery could be set to falter after weak inflation numbers earlier this month.
Growth in Japan halved in the third quarter compared to the previous reading, the country's government reported overnight, with weaker consumption and exports pushing growth down.
The US economy has been hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent months.