The 0.4% rise in March's core consumer price index adds to evidence that progress on taming inflation may be stalling.
Venture capital funding dropped 29% in the US, 40% in China, as slower economies, inflation weigh.
Firms from Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, and Singapore could appear.
The state treasurer added four financial services firms to a list of those ineligible to provide banking services to the state because he says they 'boycott' the fossil fuels industry.
Economic reports already justify cuts, the former central bank executive says.
If Wednesday's stats are higher than expected, volatility may spike.
Investors looking for exposure to a potential upturn should pick wisely.
British entrepreneur's net worth has tumbled around $5 billion.
Two cuts now seen as the most likely Fed action.
Stats will be revealed later this week.
