The Institute of Supply Management stated that its Manufacturing PMI increased to 60.8 last month, following 59.1 in January.
The Commerce Department stated that the US consumer inflation measured by the PCE Price Index increased 0.4% In January, the strongest monthly gain since September 2017.
Brazil's GDP grew at a weaker-than-expected pace in the Q4 amid fluctuations in exports of agricultural products, the report showed on Tuesday.
The Euro zone's manufacturing growth weakened a little further in February, but remained strong, as most manufacturers across the bloc kept solid expansion pace.
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin stated that a shrinking labour force in the country is likely to limit its economic expansion in the following years.
The world's biggest brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev is expecting the strong 2018 growth, after a rebound in Brazil had led to the high earnings at the last year's end.
On Thursday, Equifax reported that it had found another 2.4M of the US consumers hit by a data breach in 2017, bringing the total number to 147.9M.
On Thursday, Kohl's reported its same-store sales surged 6.3% in the Q4 ended January 27, slightly beating the forecasts for a 6.1% rise.
The US Department of Labour reported that unemployment claims were down 10K, reaching the 210K mark in the week ended February 24, following the prior month's downwardly revised 220K drop.
On Thursday, Finnish PM Juha Sipila stated that he could dissolve the centre-right coalition government in case it failed with its plan on the local government and healthcare reform within the next months.
The European Council called on Greece to step up its efforts to bar the judges and lawmakers from corruption and improve the party financing transparency.
Eurostat reported on Thursday that unemployment rate in the Euro zone remained unchanged at 8.6% in January, fully meeting analysts' expectations.
German authorities on Thursday announced that the German government isn't against a possible French candidate for the replacement of Airbus chief in 2019.
The European Commission has approved a $58.5B merger of two eye-wear groups. Namely, Luxottica and Essilor are set to merge without any hindrance.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin stated the country would spend $60.07B to help demographic growth and families within the following six years.
On Thursday, the Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy stated that the government sought to finalise the 2018 budget proposal until March 23.
The Renault-Mitsubishi-Nissan alliance stated it was set to speed up the collaborations between the three carmakers in the key areas, as they seek to boost cost savings and profits.
The luxury clothing brand Burberry named the former Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci as the company's new Chief Creative Officer to replace Christopher Bailey.
Exxon Mobile is eager to quit all the joint ventures with the Russian oil company Rosneft, citing the EU and US sanctions that were first imposed in 2014.
On Wednesday, Walmart stated it had raised the minimum age for buying ammunition and firearms to 21 years, following the Florida high school massacre.
The Monday's reshuffle of the South African Cabinet triggered by the President Cyril Ramaphosa will bring a boost to the country's economic confidence, according to a Reuters poll.
The Chinese Alibaba's unit Ant Financial Services Group had invested $150M in India's food search and delivery firm Zomato, valuing the service at over $1B, the companies reported on Thursday.
China's conglomerate NHA announced plans for significant job cuts, as the company faced liquidity concerns, following debt-fuelled acquisition, the REDD reported.
The US crude oil output managed to hit 47-year high in November, though retreated modestly in December, the country's Energy Department stated.