New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- Every month, Mint's Plain Facts provides an update on key global data to help you thread together the biggest developments worth noticing. The accompanying analysis and charts explain how each story is creating ripples on the global stage, where it is headed in the coming weeks, and whether it could have an impact on India.

Policy paths

The current year marked monetary policy easing by key central banks amid tariff-related disruptions and expectations of weak growth momentum. This will likely continue in December, with the US, India and the UK expected to cut interest rates further to support growth.

In the US, the Federal Reserve is expected to hold meetings on 9-10 December against an extraordinary challenge: th...