The British Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay highlighted on Saturday that the UK did not want to extend the transition period beyond December 2020.
The leader of a hard Brexit faction in the Parliament, Steve Baker, called on Saturday his fellow colleagues to vote for the Prime Minister Johnson's Brexit deal.
The US oil company Chevron Corp stated on Friday that hoped it could keep its presence in Venezuela despite the sanctions imposed on the Maduro government and PDVSA.
Iain Duncan Smith, the lawmaker from the Convervative Party, stated on Saturday that he would vote for the acceptance of Boris Johnson's Brexit deal.
Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, met with the Chief of China's State Market Regulation on Friday to discuss topics including the company's growing investment in China and consumer rights protection.
Robert Holzmann, the Austrian Central Bank Governor, said that the European Central Bank needs to lower its inflation target.
On Friday, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson scrambled to win over a number of MPs to support his Brexit deal from being defeated in the Parliament on Saturday.
Documents showed that Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil company, makes only a little proportion of its profits from foreign refining investments.
On Friday, Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, refused to let North Macedonia and Albania begin talks on joining the EU.
The US President Donald Trump stated on Friday that the he would appoint the former Ford's Vice President, Dan Brouillette, as the new Energy Secretary.
On Friday, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson scrambled to win over a number of MPs to support his Brexit deal from being defeated in the Parliament on Saturday.
On Friday, crude oil prices remained stable, as concern over China's economic growth, was countered by bullish momentum from both the US and the Chinese refining sectors.
On Friday, Emmanuel Macron, the President of France, refused to let North Macedonia and Albania begin talks on joining the EU.
The White House acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney acknowledged that President Donald Trump froze $391M in security aid to Ukraine in part to pressure the country into investigating Democrats.
On Friday, Rick Perry, the US Secretary of Energy, said that his departure has absolutely nothing to do with Congress' impeachment inquiry over President Trump's handling of Ukraine.
On Friday, Indonesia launched a new agency for international development. The main objective of the agency was to provide development aid or disaster relief to smaller countries.
On Friday, Austria's AMS shares plunged almost 5% on a Bloomberg report that the sensor maker was set to launch talks over renewed offer for Osram, after it failed in its first attempt.
On Friday, Coca-Cola reported its quarterly revenue beat Wall Street's estimates, driven by robust demand for Coca-Cola Plus Coffee and zero-sugar sodas.
American Express Co announced on Friday a 6% growth of its Q3 profit amid higher consumer spending.
According to sources familiar with the matter, Chinese traders continued to purchase Brazilian soybeans this week, despite the deal concluded with the US farmers.
The Japanese government stated on Friday that bilateral trade deal with the US could add 0.8% to GDP growth over the next 10-20 years.
The French spirits producer Remy Cointreau stated on Friday that unceasing protests in Hong Kong have negatively affected its cognac sales in Q2.
The Japanese nationwide core consumer price index slowed to nearly two-and-half years low in September. The decline was attributed to sliding energy prices.
On Thursday, Larry Kudlow, the White House senior economic adviser, said that there was momentum to finalise the initial phase of a trade deal with China.