It was revealed by Eurostat that in September an unexpected drop occurred in retail sales.
On Monday, Finance Ministers of the European Union met to discuss the recent jump in consumer prices and wage stagnation.
During Monday's early European trading, the FTSE 100 index remained flat, as gains in energy stocks were offset by consumer shares.
During Monday's early European trading hours, the US Dollar's value remained flat, as inflation worries were offset by lockdown easing news.
On Friday, the High Court of Australia refused to hear the appeal of Johnson & Johnson, which was intended to overturn a ruling in regards to defective pelvic mesh implants.
Due to better than forecast US monthly employment data on Friday, the US Dollar's value has reached a one-year-high level.
Data published by Markit Institute this week revealed that business growth in the Euro Zone in October reached a six month low level.
After surging more than 35.00% since October 25, on Friday, the stock price of Nvidia traded above the $300.00 mark. Most recently, the stock price booked 12.12% gains during Thursday's trading.
Data published on Friday, revealed that the US Unemployment Rate had declined to 4.6%. The news boosted US assets and the value of the US Dollar.
On Friday, the US stock market indices booked new all-time-high levels, as gains of nearly 0.75% were booked at the start of trading.
At the start of Friday's US trading, the stock price for AMD hit a new all-time-high level, as the price reached above $140.00.
At 12:30 GMT, the US monthly employment data caused a strengthening of the USD. The EUR/USD immediately dropped 22 base points, on the release of data.
This week, Lenovo announced that the global chip deficit would remain into the first half of 2022. Meanwhile, the company published a 65% increase in quarterly profits.
The government of the United Kingdom on Thursday approved the use of a new COVID-19 antiviral pill from Merck.
On Thursday, Nintendo announced that due to the global semiconductor shortage the company would not meet the holiday demand for the Nintendo Switch.
This week, Toyota increased the company's annual profit forecasts, despite warning that the global semiconductor shortage could impact production.
Chesapeake Energy revealed on Wednesday that the company would increase its 2021 oil production forecast by one million barrels.
On Wednesday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced that it had stopped US attempts to seize Iranian oil shipments.
At 12:00 GMT, the Bank of England revealed its future monetary policy. Due to expected monetary policy easing, the value of the GBP dropped. The GBP/USD currency exchange rate immediately plummeted 70 base points or 0.50%.
On Thursday, the Germany 40 index booked a new all-time-high level, as the index reached above the 16,000.00 mark. The index has recovered more than 8.00% from the early October low level.
The Peoples Bank of China revealed this week that since October around 140 million people had started using the new Chinese digital Yuan.
On Wednesday, Airbus revealed that the company expects to make more military airplane sales and that investors could await good news.
During Wednesday's US trading hours, US stock indices resumed their surge, as new all-time-high levels were reached. The surge resumed at 18:00 GMT, as the Federal Reserve announced that it would cut monthly stimulus by only $15 billion.
Reuters revealed on Wednesday that a special committee at Volkswagen would discuss the future of the CEO Herbert Diess.