Japanese core consumer prices climbed 0.2% in May, following the preceding month's drop of 0.1%, the Bank of Japan reported on Friday.
The Statistics Bureau reported that Japanese retail sales rose 3.2% in April, following the prior month's gain of 2.1% and topping expectations for a 2.2% increase.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that building approvals surged 4.4% in April, compared to March's upwardly revised drop of 10.3%, while analysts anticipated an increase of 3.2%.
France's Emmanuel Macron categorically excluded the Paris climate accord's renegotiation and said that Trump's decision to quit the deal is likely to harm the US interests.
Japan named the decision by the US to quit the Paris climate deal as "regrettable" and said that the whole international community is needed a concerted effort on climate change.
US airlines and cruise operators are likely to lose $712M in annual revenues in case of the Trump administration rolls back on Cuba travel restrictions.
The Bank of Japan's balance sheet reached the $4.48 trillion mark by the end of May and is about to go beyond the Federal Reserve's held 4.51$ trillion.
A poll by The Harris/LCP suggests that the French President Emmanuel Macron's party Republic on the Move is likely to win the most votes in June's parliamentary election.
The European Commission is to fine Google over distortion of search results in favour of its shopping service, thus harming consumers and rivals, two sources reported on Thursday.
According to Reuters, officials from China and the European Union are to address climate issues in a summit on Friday, following Trump's warnings to discard the Paris agreement.
As reported by the Brazilian government, the country's trade surplus of $7.661B in May was the highest of all times, benefiting from increased sales of soy crops and automobiles.
Employees of the Bank of England are set to initiate a vote on Thursday on holding a strike, thus protesting against their 1% salary increase that is below the rate of inflation.
Russia's ambassador to NATO, Alexander Grushko, said on Thursday that the country will respond to the alliance's increased presence in Eastern Europe with new military strategies.
Italy outperformed European shares on Thursday as a result of better-than-expected GDP data that showed a 0.4% increase of its economy in Q1.
According to a source familiar with the matter, the US President Donald Trump will announce at 1900 GMT on Thursday if the United States is to support the Paris climate accord.
Ford Motor revealed its vehicle sales in the US rose 2.2% to 241,126 units in May, while General Motors' report showed a 1.3% decline to 237,364 cars sold.
The EIA report showed that US crude oil inventories dropped 6.4M barrels last week, following the prior week's 4.4M barrels fall, while analysts expected a 2.7M barrels decrease.
US Construction Spending fell 1.4% in April from the upwardly revised 1.1% gain in March, reflecting weakness in homebuilding and government projects.
The ISM survey showed the US Manufacturing PMI rose to 54.9 in May, beating forecasts for a slight decrease to 54.7, with growth reported in 15 of the 18 industries.
On Thursday, the President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia was set for selling the advanced S-400 missile systems to Turkey, a bargain that was previously discussed in Ankara.
US private companies created 253K new positions last month compared to downwardly revised 174K in April, whereas analysts anticipated a gain of 181K new jobs.
A self-driving car tech company Mobileye posted a 66% jump to $124.7M in the Q1 revenue amid higher demand for its driver assisted systems.
According to Markit, UK manufacturing activity declined to 56.7 in May, almost meeting analysts' expectations for 56.5 and following to the prior month's 57.3 reading.
Spanish anti-corruption prosecutor Manuel Moix, who conducted a graft probe linked to People Party's members, resigned on Thursday after facing harsh criticism for holding an interest in Panama's offshore company.