A couple of days after the SNB stayed pat on its monetary policy, and once again assured the cap on domestic currency, a report from UBS showed a gauge of consumption slowed slightly last month, as improvement in overnight hotel stays and business conditions in the retail sector could not compensate a fall in new car registrations.
Prime Minister David Cameron is planning a vote on Britain's membership in the European Union after the 2015 elections.
The world's largest economy is rapidly approaching its default as according to latest projection, the United States will run out of funds to pay its bill until October 17.
Another indicator hit its pre-crisis level, as confidence among German consumers improved more than expected, bolstering the case Europe's largest economy will post moderate growth this year on the back of strong consumer spending.
New Zealand posted the widest trade deficit in nearly six years, due to large one-off imports of railway wagons and a drilling platform from China.
Earlier this week during the Kisaragi-kai meeting Bank of Japan Governor backed widely-discussed aggressive easy policy saying the world's third largest economy is moving towards the path of reaching the 2% price stability target.
Another sign British economy is on the right track appeared on Tuesday as survey showed mood among London fund managers and analysts improved significantly on the back of recent stronger-than-expected indicators.
No compromise on the debt ceiling. With these words began negotiations between Democrats and Republicans, as the U.S. government legal borrowing limit was reached more than two years ago.
Another pledge of support and readiness to act was claimed by the ECB President Mario Draghi, who said European authorities are ready to deploy another long-term refinancing operation in order to provide funds to the region's banking system if needed.
While new government led by Tony Abbott pledged structural reforms to revive the economy and leading index suggest brighter picture, the value of domestic currency is posing certain problems for Australian authorities.
The world's third largest economy is on the track of sustain recovery, however it faces high risks from overseas economy, and structural reforms are vital to proceed with the revival.
Another sign of a growing housing bubble in Britain came out on Monday, when Home Builders Federation said in its statement that the number of homebuilding approvals surged 49% in the second quarter on back of strong government assistance.
While American authorities are still debating whether the economy is strong enough to grow at a stable pace without any stimulus measures, a report from Markit Economics highlighted an unexpected weakness in the nation's manufacturing sector.
It was not a surprise that Angela Merkel's conservative union CDU/CSU won the nation's parliamentary elections, gaining the highest percentage since reunification of Germany in 1990, slightly missing an absolute majority.
On Friday Statistics Canada published inflation data, saying consumer prices are approaching the bottom of the Bank of Canada target bank, due to lower costs for mortgage interest and prescription drugs.
During the Kisaragi-kai meeting Bank of Japan Governor backed widely-discussed aggressive easy policy saying the world's third largest economy is moving towards the path of reaching the 2% price stability target.
British public sector net borrowing increased more than expected last month, suggesting the government and public corporations spent significantly more than they earned.
On Wednesday markets were stunned with Bernanke's decision to refrain from tapering of its $85 billion large-scale asset purchase programme.
Following the last week's report that showed Europe's third largest economy contracted for the eighth consecutive quarter, suggesting Italy will be the only member of the G7 world-leading economy that is expected to contract this year, Italian government decided to downgrade its growth forecast.
As it was widely predicted the last week was dominated by FOMC meeting that added turbulence into markets, however, Bernanke's decision came as a surprise for the majority of analysts.
Kiwi economy expanded at a modest pace in the second quarter as consequences of the worst drought in 30 years were offset by an improvement in construction activity.
As it was widely expected Swiss policy makers stayed pat on its monetary policy, and once again assured the cap on domestic currency is still essential.
A day after the Bank of England upgraded its growth forecast on the back of upbeat fundamentals, a separate report showed unexpected weakness in Britain's retail sector.
Following Bernanke's statement the economy is not strong enough to withstand a possible withdrawal of stimulus, a report showed unemployment claims rose from a week earlier, however, less than initially was expected as two states appeared to be working through a backlog of unprocessed claims.