Toshimitsu Motegi, the Japanese Economy Minister, pointed to extra expenditure for recurrent education within the government's planned $17.8B economic package.
Chinese services PMI reached its three-month high of 51.9 in November, fuelled by a strong increase in new business, while the rate of expansion was still moderate.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that the country's retail sales rose more than expected 0.5% in October, with the strongest increases in eating out and clothing sectors.
Japan's services PMI decreased to 51.2 in November, amid outstanding business slowdown, while new orders growth was solid and business sentiment picked up, indicating further expansion.
Delphi, which was changing the name to Aptiv, aimed to diminish the cost of self-driving vehicles by more than 90% to around $5K by 2025, the CEO Kevin Clark said.
The leader or Germany's SPD Martin Schulz would negotiate with Angela Merkel's conservatives over forming a new government next week if his party's members agree.
OPEC oil output decreased in November by 300K bpd to the lowest level since May 2017, pressured by weaker Iraqi and Angolan exports and robust compliance with output cut agreement.
Pierre Moscovici said that EC proposals to strengthen the integration of the EZ would seek to make the bloc more united and enhance the democratic accountability of its institutions.
Dialog Semiconductor's shares fell further 23% after the firm acknowledged that its main consumer Apple could develop batter-saving chips for iPhones on its own.
The UK Prime Minister Theresa May failed to make a Brexit divorce agreement with EU negotiators, despite initial reports of a deal that would keep Northern Ireland linked to EU rules.
Germany and France agreed that Iran must rescind its ballistic missile program and cease "hegemonic temptations" across the Middle East, the France's Foreign Minister stated.
Ireland expects Apple to begin paying back taxes totalling nearly $15.4B into the escrow account in the Q1 of 2018, the country's Finance Minister stated.
The US Fed is widely anticipated to make an interest rate increase later in December, Reuters economists' poll said, the majority of whom expected three more hikes in 2018.
The European Union is set to closely monitor the influence of the US tax reform adopted at the weekend to evaluate its impact on global tax rules and the US deficit.
Commerce Department reported that the US factory orders decreased less-than-anticipated 0.1% in October due to weaker demand for both defence and civilian aircraft.
The US pharmacy chain CVS Health agreed to acquire the country's health insurer Atena for $69B, aiming to tackle rising healthcare spending through lower-priced medical services.
Total, the French major energy group, signed a ten-year agreement to supply one of the largest container line CMA CGM with liquefied natural gas in efforts to respect ecology international regulations.
Global air travel demand increased 7.2% over the course of October, after being affected by hurricanes in September, the International Air Transport Association stated.
The Chairman of EU leaders was heartened by the progress made in talks over avoiding physical border separating Ireland after Brexit, bringing closer the beginning of trade talks.
China is set to permit more private flows in the military enterprises' shares to enhance military-civilian integration, according to guidelines issued by the State Council.
Saudi Arabia's Stock Exchange on Monday announced that the group has hired Nasdaq to replace their sixteen year old infrastructure.
The president of Turkey on Monday announced that he is not asking for a limit on various capital flows. The comment was made after on Sunday the president called his cabinet to block "traitors" who move capital out of the country.
One of the most prominent strategists of the Kenyan oppositions has been arrested on Sunday.
The EU officials are set to approve the sale of parts of failed German company Air Berlin to the British low price airline easyJet.