On Monday, the Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said that two rate hikes would be enough in 2018, pointing to weak inflationary pressures.
Official sources reported on Monday that the Head of the UN Mark Lowcock would pay a three-day visit to Syria starting Tuesday.
On Monday, Venezuela's opposition-controlled National Assembly reported that consumer prices surged 2,616% over the last year.
The Federal Reserve reported on Monday that total consumer credit rose $28B to $3.83T in November, following the prior month's gain of $20.5B.
The Mexican vehicle industry group stated that the country's auto exports increased 16.7% in December, while production grew 1.5% in the same period.
Mike Pence, the US Vice President, is expected to visit Israel, Jordan, Egypt from January 20 to 23 to discuss ways of cooperation in the fight against terrorism, the White House stated.
Airbus offered China to be a producer of its A380 jet for the first time, aiming to ensure a new order for the weak-selling model, a source familiar with the matter said.
The EU next budget has to be bigger than the actual 1% of the bloc's GDP, despite the absence of the main net contributor Britain, the EC head Jean-Claude Juncker stated.
GoPro stated that the company anticipated the Q4 revenue to drop below the prior forecast, adding that it would cut more than 250 positions and quit drone business.
The UK banking, asset management and insurance job losses to the EU because of Brexit are unlikely to be as serious as feared, the financial district of London stated.
The UK house prices dropped unexpectedly 0.6% in December, the first decrease in six months, following a 0.3% gain in the prior month, Halifax stated.
The Euro zone's economic sentiment rose more than anticipated in December, while the business climate measure reached new highs in the same month, official data showed.
On Monday, the Turkish nationalist opposition stated that it would support the President Tayyip Erdogan in the Presidential election in 2019.
France has registered a record-high number of the asylum seeker requests in 2017, after Albanians had surpassed the list despite a low probability of obtaining the status of a refugee.
On Monday, the British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed the immigration minister Brandon Lewis as the Conservative Party's new chairman at the beginning of a reshuffle.
The British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson stated on Monday that Jerusalem should become the shared capital of Palestinian and Israeli states.
On Monday, Lululemon Athletica stated that the holiday season sales were better than expected, raising revenue and profit estimates for the Q4.
On Monday, Pope Francis urged all nations to back the dialogue over easing tensions on North Korea and working towards legally binding bar on nuclear missile.
On Monday, the British Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire resigned due to some health issues, ahead of the scheduled Cabinet reshuffle by the Prime Minister Theresa May.
European shares climbed to their two-year highs on Monday, driven by increased investor confidence in solid global economic growth and a boost in auto stocks.
According to Reuters, Merkel's Christian Democrats and the centre-left SPD have agreed to introduce a tax relief for high-income earners, thus being able to advance with coalition talks.
According to source familiar with the matter, the Social Democrats (SPD) together with German conservatives want to increase the plank for a maximum tax rate for people with high earnings to a yearly income of €60K.
During the first official visit to China the French President Emmanuel Macron said that the European Union and China must jointly work on the "Belt and Road" project, which could not be one-sided.
The South Korean Trade Ministry said on Monday it expects fast revision of a bilateral trade agreement with the United States, but notes that "an uphill battle" is still ahead because of growing protectionism.