The world's second-largest economy stabilized at the slowest rate in seven years in the second quarter, putting greater pressure on Beijing to increase stimulus amid softer global conditions.
The number of Americans filing unemployment benefits remains unchanged compared to the previous week, demonstrating the lowest level since April, giving a hint that labour market started to recover amid a shaky global economy.
On Thursday, the Bank of England surprised markets by holding interest rates, despite hints from Governor Mark Carney that policy easing could be possible made earlier.
Euro zone industrial production markedly worsened and even missed estimates in May, giving back almost all of the gains recorded the previous month in a fresh indication that an economic recovery which is now in its fourth year remains modest and vulnerable to new setbacks.
Chinese economy growth story for the past twenty years has been all about trade.
According to the Mark Carney, criticism towards the Bank of England in the run-up to the EU referendum had been "extraordinary in all senses of the word".
The U.S. labour market continued to slow in June but at a more moderate pace as the economy moved closer to full employment, according to an index prepared by the Federal Reserve.
According to the latest economic figures, Britain's retail sales went down last month, meaning that country is facing a lot of challenges following the vote to leave the EU.
Canada's job market turned in another disappointing performance in June, taking into account absence of net new positions added and only one province showing any significant job growth.
The UK's total trade deficit in goods and services widened in May to £2.3bn in May; however, was not as bad as the £3.6bn forecasts made by economists.
On Friday, the US jobs market was surprised by positive economic data which expanded during the previous month, allaying fears that the economy was exposed for a sustained slowdown after a moderate start of this year.
The number of Americans filing unemployment benefits unexpectedly plunged last week, to the lowest level since April, giving a hint that labour market started to recover amid a shaky global economy.
UK manufacturing and industrial production data came in ahead of expectations for May, with both figures a big beat on the forecasts of economists.
Good news from the American side, the services sector activity advanced during the previous month from lows where it had been settling during more than two years.
Factory orders in Germany posted no improvement in May when measured on a monthly seasonally adjusted basis.
According to the figures released on Wednesday morning by Statistics Bureau, Canada's trade data for May did not meet economists' expectations showing a deficit of C$3.28bn compared with an expected number equalling C$2.6bn.
Service-sector activity in the UK surprisingly decelerated in June, a private survey from Markit Economics reported. Markit's services purchasing managers' index released today fell to 52.3 in June from 53.5 in May.
The new orders for US manufactured goods declined 1.0% in May following a revised 1.8% advance during the previous month, being a slightly steeper decrease than the 0.8% consensus forecast.
An important indicator of the euro area's economic health stayed unchanged in June.
A monthly survey of purchasing managers suggests the outlook for Canada's manufacturing sector has become slightly less positive than it was in May.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the retail sales advanced at a faster rate in May.
June was the worst month in seven years period for the Britain's builders since construction PMI entered a contraction territory, being affected by uncertainty over the results of the EU membership referendum.
Manufacturing sector in the world's second-largest economy fell to a four-month low in June, suggesting there remains downward pressure on China.
The UK PMI manufacturing index expanded at the fastest pace in five months in June before results of the Brexit referendum which showed that biggest part of Britons voted to leave the European Union.