A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan

For Ros Deegan, the thrill of raising $100 million to expand a biotech firm among the dreaming spires of Oxford was soon tempered: unable to find a bigger laboratory, she routinely had to work at home.

After a decade in the shadows, one of Europe's mystery aerospace projects - the X9 helicopter - is taking shape as a potential future successor to Airbus Helicopters' H145 light-twin chopper, with plans for a demonstrator underway, industry sources said.

The dollar fell slightly on Tuesday as investors awaited U.S. inflation data, while China's yuan slipped to a six-month low after the central bank lowered a short-term lending rate to boost the economy.