The European Commising reported that consumer confidence in the Euro zone climbed 0.3 points to -3.3 in May, whereas experts anticipated an increase of 0.6 to -3.0.
Statistics Canada reported on Friday that retail sales jumped 0.7% in March, following the preceding month's drop of 0.4%, while core retail sales rose 0.4% in the same moth, compared to February's fall of 0.1%
Romanian Parliament approved the law that allows direct financial assistance to the Holocaust survivors in the ex-Nazi country during the World War Two.
On Friday, Canada reported that its Consumer Prices Index climbed to 0.4% in April from the prior's month 0.2%, but slightly missed expectations for a 0.5% jump.
According to the Russia's Central Bank statement on Friday, the Wannacry ransomware attack that hit the world compromised some Russian banks' systems, but not affecting them seriously.
On Friday, Spain's anti-austerity Podemos party filed a vote of non-confidence against the PM Mariano Rajoy amid an alleged slew of corruption scandals hit the leading People's Party in the last few years.
The French President Emmanuel Macron is eager to make his first trip to Mali on Friday with intention to meet the troops fighting against the Islamist militants.
Destatis reported on Friday that German producer prices jumped 0.4% in April, following the preceding month's 0.0% reading and topping expectations for a 0.2% gain.
On Friday, Russia's Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov stated that the US military strike against the Syrian militia that hit civilians was totally unacceptable.
On Wednesday, at least 500 richest people of the world lost $35B as the global equity markets were hit by the United States' political chaos linked to the President Donald Trump.
Russia becomes increasingly unhappy to be in the centre of the US political chaos that raises chances the President Donald Trump presumable impeachment.
A car rammed into pedestrians at the Time Square in New York, leaving a teenager dead and 23 people hurt, but no signs of terrorist attack were indicated.
According to the Russian Central Bank, the annual food prices are expected to slightly rise in the upcoming months; however, no speed-up expected in the overall inflation.
On Friday, Donald Trump heads to Saudi Arabia on his first foreign trip as the President to repair relations with the US closest Arab ally, planning to make stops in Israel, Italy and Belgium next week.
On Friday, 56M of Iranians started voting in the Presidential Election that will determine the future of the economic and social reform in the country.
China aims to enhance sales management of life insurance firms as a part of the official campaign to crackdown the industry's irregularities.
On Thursday, the Prezident of Brazil Michel Temer stated he would not step down from his post despite the Supreme Court accused him in bribery in a corruption probe.
Uber is likely to dismiss a self-driving car engineer who is accused of confidential documents steal in a trade secrets case between Uber and Alphabet's Waymo unit.
Malaysia's economy rose 5.6% on an annual basis in the Q1, showing a better-than-expected pace of growth fueled by higher exports and private expenditure.
Xi Jinping, the President of China, said that he intended to put China-South Korea ties back onto track after relations were spoiled by the US placing anti-missile system.
On Friday, major Asian stocks traded mixed and the US Dollar failed to maintain yesterday's gains amid uncertanties coming from the United States.
A new almost completed 30-km bridge between China and Hong Kong is likely to cause more than only economic integration, Chinese officials revealed.
The People's Bank of China announced that it extended a $3.63B bilateral currency swap deal with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand for three more years.
A ferry between Russia and North Korea moored for the first time at the port of Vladivostok, in spite of US claims to curb relations with Pyongyang.