The U.S. unemployment rate surprisingly fell to 7.8% in September, down from 8.1%, reaching its lowest level since January 2009, as employers hired more part-time workers.
German industrial orders fell more than expected in August due to weak domestic demand, the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology reported on Friday.
The Bank of Japan is now facing a stronger pressure to take bold actions in order to boost economic growth, as political leadership in the country changed.
The total number of orders to the Swiss industry fell in the second quarter of 2012, the Swiss Federal Statistics Office reported on Thursday.
The Bank of England left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low of 0.5% in October and introduced no new stimulus measures, as the economy is showing some signs of recovery.
The number of people who applied for U.S. jobless benefits rose less than expected in the week ended September 29, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday.
The European Central Bank is ready to start its massive bond-buying program as soon as all required conditions are met, according to Mario Draghi's speech at a press conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia on Thursday.
The final eurozone composite purchasing managers' index fell last month, a sign the eurozone is likely to fall into the recession in the third quarter.
The U.S. private sector created more than expected jobs during the last month, as the service sector continued to be the main employment driver of the world's biggest economy.
The U.K. service sector growth decelerated in September, diminishing chances of economic recovery, the market research group Markit said on Wednesday.
Greek officials managed to find a missing CD that contains the names of roughly 2,000 Greeks with accounts in Swiss banks, paving the way for Greek government to prosecute tax evaders.
Japanese domestic new car sales fell for the first time in 13 months, as Japan's government ended a subsidy program for fuel-efficient vehicles purchases.
The Bank of Japan will now be under extra scrutiny by the new Economy Minister Seiji Maehara, in order to meet a 1 per cent inflation goal.
Switzerland will not hold a referendum in November on deals with Germany, the U.K. and Austria to tax secret bank accounts as the opponents of the plan failed to submit enough signatures.
U.K. construction activity improved slightly in September, but still remains negative, the market research firm Markit and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply said on Tuesday.
U.S. home prices rose by the most in six years in August, a sign nation's property market is recovering, data by the CoreLogic, a private real estate data provider, showed Tuesday.
Spanish unemployment rate climbed to a new high in September, with roughly 25% of the population being unemployed, as a result of housing market collapse and economic downturn, the Labour Ministry reported on Tuesday.
Japanese businesses sentiment deteriorated in the third quarter of 2012, a sign the world's third biggest economy is slowing, the Bank of Japan reported Monday.
Britain's manufacturing downturn worsened last month, fuelling fears that the U.K. economy is deteriorating after a brief rebound, data by Markit showed Monday.
Swiss industrial sector shrunk for the sixth month in a row in September, reaching the lowest level since June 2009, adding concerns that the economy is moving towards recession.
The U.S. manufacturing sector rose unexpectedly last month, after three consecutive months of contraction, indicating industry within the sector are stabilizing.
The jobless rate across the Eurozone's 17 countries that have the Euro in circulation remained unchanged at a record high of 11.4% in August, the EU statistics agency Eurostat said on Monday, October 1.
Swiss KOF economic barometer, which predicts the direction of the economy over the following 6 months, grew unexpectedly in September.
Japan's industrial output fell more than expected in August, as the demand for cars and electronics was weak due to the global slowdown.