Japan's machinery orders unexpectedly dropped for a second consecutive month in July, building pressure on the Bank of Japan to step up fresh stimulus, perhaps as early as in October, to kick-start the world's third biggest economy, which struggles to recover from a slump.
The Australian economy created more jobs in August than analysts had expected, adding to signs all-time low interest rates, a weaker Australian Dollar as well as sluggish wage growth is encouraging employers to hire.
Recent turbulence in financial markets as well as worries about the Chinese economy hit Australian consumer confidence hard.
The Fed's comprehensive measure tracking the health of the US labour market improved for the fourth straight month in August.
The Euro zone economy grew a revised 0.4% in the second quarter, while preliminary data showed a slowdown to just 0.3%.
Australia's business confidence dipped in August due to growing uncertainty about health of the Chinese economy.
Japan's economy contracted at an annual 1.2% pace in the second quarter from the previous three-month period, while economists warned a slowdown in China and a turmoil in equity markets might undermined an expected recovery in the second half of the year.
China's trade worsened in August, as both exports and imports dropped more than expected, fuelling further concerns over the health of the world's second biggest economy.
In September, investors and analysts around the Euroland become more sceptical over economic situation in the region, as the Sentix investor mood metric for the Euro zone revealed on Monday.
Even though Canada's job growth rose in August, the nation's unemployment rate climbed to the highest level this year as more people were looking for jobs.
US job growth unexpectedly slowed in August, dimming prospects of a Fed interest rate hike in September, even as unemployment rate declines to the lowest level in more than seven years, while wages accelerated.
German factory orders dropped more than expected in July, dragged down by weak foreign demand.
The ECB kept interest rates unchanged at record low in line with expectations.
Growth in the UK services sector, the key pillar of the British economy as it accounts for around 78% of the nation's economic output, unexpectedly slowed in August.
The US trade deficit shrank to the lowest level in five months in July, as exports rose marginally, while imports dropped.
The ECB kept interest rates unchanged at record low in line with expectations. During his birthday conference, Mario Draghi, ECB President, said that renewed downside risks emerged to the growth and inflation outlook in recent weeks.
Australian retail sales unexpectedly declined in July, the first fall since May 2014, due to mounting consumers' pessimism amid tough economic times.
The UK construction sector picked up slightly in August, the latest PMI reading for the given sector showed on Wednesday.
US private sector added fewer jobs than expected in August, undermining expectations that the Fed will hike interest rates in September.
Factory gate prices in the Euro land continued to decline in July, suggesting weak inflation pressures in the currency bloc.
The worst expectations were confirmed as the Canadian economy slid into recession in the first half of the year for the first time since the Great Recession.
The Australian economy grew less than expected in the second quarter, due to a slowdown in its leading trading partner China, which weighed on exports.
Growth in British manufacturing sector slowed in August as export orders dropped for a fifth straight month.
Activity in the US manufacturing sector slowed in August to the weakest level in more than two years, while construction spending surged to the highest level in more than seven years.