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• Retail Sales Decline 0.2% in May

  By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  June 13, 2012

  Sales excluding autos down 0.4%, weakest reading in two years.

• Inflation May Encourage Fed Opponents

  By Shobhana Chandra, Alex Kowalski, David J. Lynch, Bloomberg  |  August 19, 2011

  Rising consumer prices could pose barrier to further moves by Bernanke.

• China Raises Rates

  By Bloomberg News  |  July 6, 2011

  Third hike this year as Chinese inflation hits fastest pace since 2008.

• A Bumpy Ride with Promise

  By Russ Banham  |  March 1, 2011

  Healthy GDP growth and an expanding, highly educated middle class draw multinationals to India, despite obstacles like currency convertibility, rising inflation and red tape.