The German industrial production fell by 1.4% in October month-on-month, compared to the expected 0.9% increase, the Federal Statistical Office reported on Thursday.
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank expressed their concern on Thursday about attacks on anti-corruption institutions in Ukraine that could hinder its progress.
On Thursday, the United Arab Emirates' Foreign Ministry said it denounces the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, saying that it put regional stability in jeopardy.
On Thursday, the Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that the US decision to move embassy to genuine Israel's capital Jerusalem absolutely disregards resolution adopted by the UN back in 1980.
According to companies' announcements, Cboe Global Markets Inc will start offering bitcoin futures contracts on December 10, while CME Group Inc will do that on December 17.
On Thursday, the Sharp Corp CEO Tai Jeng-wu said it would ask the Japanese government to help to form a partnership with Display Inc in OLED panels' production in order to successfully compete with South Korean companies.
The US pharmacy major Walgreens is set to invest $416M in Gua Da, taking the 40% stake in Chinese top pharmacy chain, in a bid to increase its presence in the country.
Canadian Foreign Minister stated that the country's embassy would not be moved to Jerusalem, as the city's status could be determined only when the Palestinian-Israeli dispute is settled.
The International Monetary Fund welcomed China's intention to contain financial risks and pointed that China could make further steps to improve financial stability.
The Global Fund is set to grant $321M of aid to support Myanmar in a fight against three diseases – tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and malaria.
The US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital and ordered to move the US embassy here from Tel Aviv, triggering wide criticism around the world.
Haruhiko Kuroda, the Bank of Japan Governor, said that the Bank's yield curve control policy was a sustainable framework, which could push down long-term rates efficiently.
Volkswagen executive was fined $400K and sentenced seven years in prison for the US emissions fraud, which cost the Germany's automaker nearly $30B.
One of the largest US-based oil producer Chevron was budgeting $18.3B for capital projects in 2018, which was nearly 4% less than in the prior year, the company said.
On Wednesday, the Central Bank of Brazil cut its key Selic rate to a record low of 7.00% and signaled further rate cuts.
On Wednesday, the US President Donald Trump recognised the city of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, raising the risk of a subsequent political conflict in the Middle East.
As markets expected, the Bank of Canada left its key interest rate unchanged at 1.00% at the end of its policy meeting on Wednesday.
The EIA reported that crude oil inventories dropped 5.6M barrels in the week ended December 1, following the prior week's fall of 3.4M barrels and surpassing analysts' expectations for a 3.2M-barrel decline.
Canada was scrapping a plan to purchase 18 Boeing fighter jets due to deepening disagreements with the US aerospace firm, sources familiar with the matter said.
Italian antitrust agency stated that it fined the Unilever's unit more than $70.7M due to abuse of the company's dominant position in the market of ice cream.
Ford is set to sign an agreement with Alibaba, which would allow the company to test car sales to China's consumers directly through Tmall, the Alibaba's online retailer.
The US Labour Department stated that the country's labour costs fell 0.2% in the Q3, indicating that consumer price growth could stay benign by the end of the year.
The ADP report showed that the US private sector added 190K jobs in November, while the manufacturing sector created the most positions in nearly 15 years
Carles Puigdemont, the Former Catalan leader, which was arrested in Spain for an organisation of an illegal independence referendum, reported that he would not leave Belgium for a while.