During Monday's Asian trading session, the Japanese Yen declined in value against the USD, as risk appetite increased with the start of a new week.
Irish factory activity contracted for the first time since 2013 in June, with AIB report showing manufacturing PMI slipping to 49.8 in June from 50.4 in the prior month, as an uncertainty over Brexit and slowdown in global trade caught up with economy.
The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing PMI was reported at 49.4 in June, the worst figure since January and below economists' expectations, suggesting a decline in factory activity, as export and domestic demand faltered amid the Sino-US trade war.
DP World was in negotiations to acquire oil services firm Topaz Energy and Marine in a $1.3B worth deal, the port operator stated on Sunday.
The UK biggest vehicle maker Jaguar Land Rover is anticipated to announce its plans next week to build electric vehicles at the company's English Castle Bromwich plant, the Sunday Times reported.
Saudi Arabian economic expansion more than halved quarter-on-quarter to 1.66% in the first quarter of 2019, in line with forecasts of only modest increase, as oil production cuts affect the world's top crude exporter's economy.
France anticipated the country's public sector deficit to be at 2.1% of the output in 2020, up from the forecast of 2.0% prior to tax cuts pledged in response to protest movements, a government budget projection revealed on Sunday.
China's factory activity contracted in June, compared to the same month the previous year, as US trade tariffs put pressure on the world's second largest economy, the official Purchasing Managers' Index shows.
The US President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plan to meet at the Demilitarised Zone between South and North Koreas on Sunday, the South Korean President Moon Jae-in says.
A decades-old defence treaty between the US and Japan must be changed as it is unfair, the US President Donald Trump says at a meeting with the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Russia wants to improve relations with the US after years of conflicts over Ukraine and suggestions of Russian interference in the US elections, the Russian President Vladimir Putin says.
The Saudi Arabian economic growth rose 1.66% in the Q1 in accordance with expectations for a minor pick-up due to oil production cutting weigh on the top crude exporter.
Japan is planning to severe restrictions on export of the high-tech materials used in chips and smartphones to South Korea, starting from July 4 amid a dispute regarding South Korea's ruling on the war-time forced labour.
Deutsche Bank's supervisory board plans to meet in the beginning of July to discuss a restructuring that may result in major layoffs, people familiar with the matter say.
Mexico aims to strengthen economic relations with China and wants more investment from the second largest economy, the Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard says.
The US does not plan to impose sanctions on Turkey for purchasing Russian S-400 ballistic missile defence systems, the Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan says after a meeting with the US President Donald Trump.
Russia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to extend an agreement with OPEC to reduce oil output as oil prices remain under pressure from a slowing global economy, the Russian President Vladimir Putin says.
The Canadian economy expanded 0.3% in April, compared to the same period the previous year, on strong performance in gas and oil sectors, the Statistics Canada reports.
Venezuela strongly condemns new sanctions imposed by the US against the former Electricity Minister Luis Motta Dominguez and the country's Deputy Minister of Finance Eustiquio Jose Lugo Gomeza.
China and the US have similar interests and extensive cooperation in various areas and should not confront each other, the Chinese President Xi Jinping says at the G20 summit.
The US is not hostile towards China and the two countries should have better relations, the US President Donald Trump says on the sidelines of G20 summit.
The British economy expanded by 1.8% in the first quarter of 2019, compared to the same period the previous year, a data released by the Office for National Statistics shows.
Russia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to extend their OPEC deal on reducing the output of oil by six-nine months more due to oil prices coming under resumed pressure from increasing US supplies and global economy slowdown.
Canada has raised its concern over the Mexico gas pipeline dispute, which resulted in diplomatic tensions with the country during the G20 summit in Japan; however, the issue is expected to be resolved in near time, the Mexican Finance Minister stated on Saturday.