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Consumer prices in China were up 3.1 percent on year in September, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.

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The total number of housing loans in Australia was down a seasonally adjusted 3.9 percent in August compared to the previous month, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Monday, standing at 49,912.

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The Ernst and Young Item Club on Monday said there will be rapid improvement in housing market but fears of a housing market bubble are misplaced.

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India's wholesale price inflation rose unexpectedly to a seven-month high in September on higher food inflation, raising the scope for another rate hike from the central bank. Inflation, measured by the wholesale price index, increased to 6.46 percent in September from 6.10 percent in the previous month, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said Monday.

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Members of the Reserve Bank of Australia's monetary policy board stated that the overall Australian economy continues to perform below trend, minutes from the board's October 1 meeting revealed on Tuesday. As a result, the board would not rule out the possibility of applying further stimulus to the economy - although it did not signal that any such action was imminently forthcoming.

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The total number of new motor vehicle sales in Australia was down a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent in September compared to the previous month, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday - standing at 94,150.

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U.K. consumer price inflation remained unchanged in September, in contrast to expectations for a decline, as falling petrol prices were offset by airfare hikes. However, a slowdown in the factory gate measure preserve hopes that inflation will come down in months ahead. Headline inflation held steady at 2.7 percent in September, data released by the Office for National Statistics showed Tuesday.

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Confidence among German investors surged to its highest level in three and a half years in October as the economy began to turn the corner with Europe showing signs of recovery, a survey by the Center For European Economic Research or ZEW revealed Tuesday. The ZEW indicator of economic sentiment increased to 52.8 in October from 49.6 in September, the Mannheim-based think tank said.

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Business conditions for New York manufacturers were little changed in the month of October, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Tuesday.

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Business conditions for New York manufacturers were little changed in the month of October, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Tuesday.The report showed that the general business conditions index fell to 1.5 in October from 6.3 in September. A positive reading indicates an increase in regional manufacturing activity.

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