According to the report issued by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Australian employment change advanced in May, outperforming economists' expectations.
The Bank of Japan decided to keep interest rates and QQE settings unchanged in line with expectations, but economists see room for further easing in coming months amid sluggish global growth and anemic inflation.
New Zealand's economy expanded at a faster pace than expected in the first quarter as healthcare made a surprisingly strong contribution to the nation's economic output, while construction continued to prop up the economy amid a housing boom.
Unemployment in Britain declined to the lowest level since Ocotber 2005, indicating that the UK labour market has continued to tighten.
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz delivered a cautiously optimistic view on the nation's economy, saying the Canadian economy is making progress in adjusting to low oil prices and recovering from the global financial crisis.
US Federal Reserve was forced to keep the target range for the Federal Funds rate flat at 0.25-0.50% after its June 14-15 meeting, owing to continuous risks to economic outlook and stagnating inflation expectations.
The UK inflation unexpectedly held steady in May against predictions for a small increase, as ongoing declines in clothing and food prices offset rising pressure from fuel prices.
According to the European Union statistics office, the Euro zone industrial production jumped in April on a monthly pace after two consecutive falls, adding more than was estimated by economists mostly due to a surge in the output of durable consumer goods.
The US retail sales advanced more than expected during the previous month since Americans bought automobiles and a range of other significant goods, hinting that economic growth was gaining momentum despite a weak job creation.
According to the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the indicators of industrial production and retail sales continue their growth in May.
According to the NAB's latest monthly research, business conditions in Australia remain to be solid in May apart from the mining sector.
Although there were growing concerns over the strength of the Canadian economy, mostly amid rather weak expectation results of April's data, the latest employment change figures surprised with their positive readings.
The survey indicates that consumers became more concerned about the US economy.
According to the data published earlier on Thursday Chinese inflation is experiencing continuing increase in producer prices during the previous month.
First-time jobless claims unexpectedly dropped during the last week while the number of Americans already receiving benefits declined to an almost 16-year low, pointing to sustained strength in the labour market.
For the previous month, Germany's trade balance advanced unexpectedly. According to the Federal Statistics office, Germany recorded a headline of 25.6bn euros for April from 21.8bn euros in April 2015.
According to the official data Chinese trade surplus rose less-than-expected last month. The report released by National Bureau of Statistics of China announced that Chinese trade balance rose to 49.98B, from 45.56B during the preceding month.
According to the latest report, the US crude futures advanced for a third consecutive day on Wednesday, reaching new 2016 highs.
Manufacturing production in the UK advanced further bolstering optimism about the domestic economy. UK manufacturing as well as industrial production data outperformed major economists' expectations in April being mainly influenced by the weaker cable due to upcoming Britain's EU referendum.
The Reserve Bank of Australia decided not to change interest rates and left at 1.75% level at the conclusion of its June monetary policy meeting.
The US nonfarm productivity dropped less sharply than previously was forecasted in the first quarter, however labour-related costs still are high since companies employed more workers in order to boost output.
According to the Euro stat statistics agency, growth in the single currency region advanced from January to March at a greater pace than the previous estimate, thus giving the bloc 1.7% growth on a yearly basis.
Advertised Australian job openings grew in May, suggesting labour demand continues to show resilience amid shaky economic settings.
According to the latest release, the US labour market conditions index (LMCI) showed a 4.8 decline for the previous month, taking into account a revised 3.4 drop also for May.