Retail sales in the UK rebounded slightly in October following a sharp decline a month earlier, led by consumers' purchases of big-ticket items including furniture.
Charles Plosser, outgoing Philadelphia Fed president, said that given US unemployment rate continues to fall, near-zero interest rates are too low and there is no reason to keep them at the crisis-era levels even though inflation is running below the Fed's official target.
Canada housing starts declined more than expected in October, falling to the lowest level in seven months, due to less construction of multiple-unit homes including condominiums.
Consumer price index in the world's second biggest economy remained unchanged in October of this year. The inflation level stayed at the 1.6% on the annual basis and showed no movement month-on-month.
Consumer confidence in Japan, the world's third biggest economy, declined for a third consecutive month in October, according to Cabinet Office, as consumers fear that the nation's first sales tax hike in almost two decades, which was implemented in April, is hitting their spending power.
The US labour market strengthened in October, the Fed's broad-based barometer showed.
Manufacturing production in Italy, the third-biggest economy of the single currency area, slipped more than estimated by 0.9% in September, meaning that the Italian economy is struggling to gain stable growth momentum based on recovery of the production sector.
According to the latest Monetary Policy Statement, the Reserve Bank of Australia expected gross domestic product growth to be below trend until mid-2015, leaving its economic growth outlook largely intact, and noted that the recent declines in the local currency over the past few months is likely boost GDP marginally.
The unemployment rate in Switzerland remained unchanged, the latest data from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs revealed.
Britain's trade deficit widened more than expected in September amid increasing oil imports and weak export growth to the European Union.
American labour market continued to improve in October, as both non-farm payrolls rose and unemployment rate dropped further.
Germany posted some positive fundamentals at the end if the trading week, as the nation's industrial production rebounded in September following a decline in the preceding month, while trade surplus widened.
The European Commission cut is Euro zone growth outlook, saying the region's economy would expand 0.8% this year, 1.1% next year and 1.7% in 2016.
Although, Australia's job market rebounded in October, the nation's unemployment rate remained steady at 6.2%, at an almost twelve-year high, a sign many businesses are reluctant to hire amid uncertain economic environment and that RBA will keep interest rates at record low for a while.
Building permits in Canada rebounded in September after a sharp drop in the preceding month.
As widely expected, the Old Lady on Threadneedle Street left the monetary policy intact in November, keeping interest rates at ultra-low of 0.5% and the volume of asset purchases at 375 billion pounds.
The number of first-time jobless claims dropped more than expected in the week ended November 1, adding to signs companies are getting increasingly reluctant to lay off employees as the nation's economy strengthens.
In line with expectations, the European Central Bank held its interest rates unchanged at all-time low levels, with benchmark lending rate remaining at 0.05% and deposit rate staying at negative 0.2%.
Unemployment rate in New Zealand declined more than expected in the third quarter, with a rate of job creation outpacing population growth, while the number of jobless people dropped as economic activity continues to strengthen.
Deflation threats continue to surround the Swiss economy, as the recent data showed consumer price inflation recorded a flat 0% change in October, compared with a timid increase of 0.1% in September.
Business activity in Britain's services sector slowed sharply in October amid mounting economic uncertainty in the UK. Markit/CIPS services PMI dropped to the lowest level in 17 months of 56.2, down from 58.7 a month earlier.
US private sector created 230,000 jobs in October, the most since June, as mid-sized companies added 122,000 jobs in the reported month, the most employees in more than seven years.
Services sector in the Euro area continued to expand in October, but at a slower pace than a month earlier. The services PMI came in at 52.3, down from 52.4 registered in September.
In September Australians appeared to be more willing to open their wallets and spend, as the nation's retail sales surged more than expected due to the iPhone 6 release.