Amazon’s quarterly report is expected to reveal just how much the company’s investments in AI are affecting its top line. Analysts expect Apple’s quarterly revenue to rise 3%.
The Asian manufacturing recovery seems to have continued at the start of the second half of the year, with survey data signaling fairly healthy factory activity in July.
A fresh batch of China property data suggests that the sector remains in bad shape, heaping pressure on policymakers to take bolder action to address what has become a major drag on the economy.