The French economy expanded less than initially was expected, adding to concerns that the recovery may be too weak to help President Francois Hollande's government reduce unemployment, which is currently at a 15-year high, and improve the overall economic situation.
On Wednesday, December 26, Shinzo Abe was sworn in as Japan's seventh Prime Minister during the last seven years.
The UBS Swiss consumption indicator fell last month, implying weak domestic demand, the Swiss bank's economists said on Thursday.
The number of mortgages approved in the U.K. soared to the highest level since January last month, a sign nation's property market is stabilising.
New applications for the unemployment benefits in the world's biggest economy fell almost to the lowest levels in 2012 last week, adding to evidence that employers have picked up the pace of hiring.
Confidence among Italian manufacturers rose more than was initially predicted this month, as recession eased in the third quarter and the nation's borrowing costs declined.
New Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his cabinet on Wednesday, as he begins battling deflation and pushing economic growth.
Switzerland is widely expected to remain world's gold hub, as four of the world's biggest gold refineries are located in Switzerland.
The Bank of England is widely expected to abandon its 2% inflation target, which has been in place for more than two decades, as the BoE Governor Mark Carney thinks about alternatives to the measure of price level change.
Despite huge lines recorded on Black Friday, the U.S. holiday retail sales this year were the weakest since 2008.
The heavily indebted Greece will miss tax reform goals set for this year, as the country cannot collect enough taxes from evaders, the European Union and International Monetary Fund said earlier this week.
Mario Draghi's pledge to do whatever it takes to save the Euro and the huge amount of cheap loans pushed indicators of stress in the continent's money markets down and eased tensions in the Eurozone this year.
Japanese next Prime Minister Shinzo Abe added more pressure on the Bank of Japan, saying he will consider changing the law governing the central bank, if they do not adopt a 2% inflation target.
The amount of cash Swiss commercial banks hold with nation's central bank fell more than expected in the week to December 21, a sign that investors are getting more anxious over Eurozone's financial woes.
Home prices in the U.K. dropped for a six consecutive month in December, and are expected to extend their drop in the next year as well, a survey done by Hometrack showed on Monday.
With only a week remaining for the Democrats and Republicans to avert huge tax increases and spending cuts, President Barrack Obama called for a partial deal in order to avert tax increases on the middle class and protect unemployment insurance, which are likely to expire soon.
The world's third biggest economy is expected to remain weak in the next several months, as investors are not showing their willingness to invest into Japanese economy.
The outlook for the Swiss economy remains bright and the business activity is expected to continue gaining momentum, the Swiss National Bank said Friday.
Britain's economy expanded less than was previously estimated, adding more pressure on Chancellor George Osborne, who pledged to support economic growth by any means necessary.
Demand for long-lasting manufactured goods rose more than expected last month, a sign U.S. companies are planning to expand in the next year.
German consumers are getting less confident about the economy in the next year, suggesting that recession in other Eurozone countries will hit the growth of Europe's largest economy as well.
The Bank of Japan decided to take additional easing measures on Thursday, as incoming Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to use any means in order to boost the economy.
Swiss trade surplus widened more than expected last month, posting the second biggest surplus ever recorded, boosted by the solid gain in exports.
Retailers in the U.K. failed to sell more goods in November than in the previous month, adding to concerns that the economy may shrink in the last quarter of 2012.