The Bank of Canada announced its decision to keep the key interest rate unchanged at 1.25%, as expected, citing trade policy as an important source of uncertainty.
Renault and the company's alliance partner Nissan were considering closer conjunction in which Japan's carmaker would buy the bulk of France's 15% Renault holding.
The ADP report showed that private employers in the United States added 235K positions in February, far above expectations for a 195K gain.
The Canadian trade deficit narrowed more than anticipated in January, as imports stepped back from a record high, while exports slumped by most in the six-month period.
The UK largest automakers such as Jaguar Land Rover warned the Prime Minister Theresa May their car plants were likely to become more expensive and harder to run after Britain's exit from the EU.
On Wednesday, Abercrombie & Fitch reported better-than-expected sales in the holiday quarter, boosted by a strong demand for its Hollister apparel, sending the company's shares up 4% to $22.15.
According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the US trade deficit jumped to $56.6B in January, following the prior month's $53.9B reading.
Goldman Sachs put over dozen of its London-based sales, trading and banking employees on notice for move to Frankfurt in the coming weeks amid Brexit.
On Wednesday, the European Union offered a free trade agreement to Britain with the much more limited access and cooperation for its banks, than London had expected.
Exxon Mobil is expecting its earnings will more than double within the next six-seven years to $31B at the current oil prices.
The US State Secretary Rex Tillerson held talks with his counterparts from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia over the April's Baltic summit that should take place in Washington and Russia's ties with its neighbours.
Germany's government expressed grave concerns over the resignation of the President Donald Trump's Chief Economic Adviser Gary Cohn, caused by the plan to impose tariffs on steel imports.
After Donald Trump's top anti tariff advisor Gary Cohn quit on Tuesday economic nationalists have gained the upper hand, as reported by Reuters.
The chief of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde on Wednesday warned about the economic impact that US import tariffs would create to the global economy.
Royal Bank of Scotland reached a $500M settlement with the State of New York over the sold mortgage securities, which contributed to the global financial crisis in 2008.
The leaders of Russia and Turkey Vladimir Putin and Tayyip Erdogan were discussing Syria's situation in the Eastern Ghouta and Turkish operation in Afrin during their phone call.
The US President Donald Trump is set to appoint new Chief Economic Adviser any time soon to replace Gary Cohn, who has recently announced his resignation.
The former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi stated on Wednesday he would support the League eurosceptic partner's leader amid his intention to form a government.
On Tuesday, the Venezuelan Vice President Tareck El Aissami announced the country would sell its petro cryptocurrency to private firms via the Dicom forex platform in the coming weeks.
According to aerospace analysts, the President Donald Trump's tariffs on imported aluminium and steel would barely raise the price of Boeing's jetliner or fighter aircraft, but could hurt the planemaker's sales.
Jared Kushner, the US Senior Adviser to the President Donald Trump, is set to meet the President of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto on Wednesday, following tensions over trade and the border wall.
On Tuesday, hundreds of the Greek taxi drivers staged out protest in Athens against the ride-hailing service Uber, arguing the taxi app "invaded" the country, seizing their business.
Global stock values fell on Wednesday with most US stocks losing near 2% of their value in the aftermarket trading. The reason was the resignation of a White House free trade advocate.
The Finance Minister of China Xiao Jie on Wednesday announced that he has full confidence that China can fend off the large systemic debt risks of the country.