The Chinese foreign exchange reserves increased to $3.09T at the end of January, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange reports.
Britain's trade deficit widened £8.4B to £32.3B in 2018 as the country increased import of services by £7.2B compared to the prior year, the Office for National Statistics reports.
On Friday, DSV, the Danish freight forwarder, announced it had increased its offer for the Swiss transport and logistics firm Panalpina on February 6 to the all-cash bid at 180 francs for a share.
Japan Exchange Group has made a decision to merge with the Tokyo Commodity Exchange this year, as the country seeks creating an all-in-one bourse, with JPX to make an offer to acquire all of the TOCOM shares.
Alibaba Group Holding, the Chinese e-commerce major, has entered talks with the German wholesaler Metro to acquire a stake in its China's operations, sending Metro's shares up 0.6% on the news.
Royal Dutch Shell is set to acquire Germany's residential solar battery manufacturer sonnen, as the gas and oil giant's seeks expansion of its electricity business, with the deal expected to be approved in this year's first quarter.
According to the Interfax news agency, Russian bombers capable to carry nuclear bombs on board completed a training flight over the Sea of Japan.
The White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders stated on Friday that the US-China trade talks would continue next week in order to meet the deadline set for March 1.
The Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez is expected to to schedule the date of early parliamentary elections for April 28.
The Foreign Minister of Ireland, Simon Coveney stated on Friday that the deadline for the final decision in terms of the UK exit from the European Union should not be later than end-June.
According to Eurostat on Friday, the Eurozone trade surplus declined in 2018 against the rest of the world because of massive imports.
On Friday, European stocks rebounded after weak Chinese and US economic data briefly sent the world equity markets into a decline.
A study by Germany's Ifo institute shows that the proposed Washington 25% tariffs on cars could halve German car exports to the United States.
UK retail sales surged in January, as shoppers were attracted by clothing discounts, easing a slowdown in consumer spending before Brexit.
On Friday, the Air France CEO Pieter Elbers met with the Finance and Transport Ministers of Netherlands to discuss the company's plans to strengthen integration with its subsidiary KLM.
The British Lloyds Banking Group stated on Friday that it had selected Morgan Stanley's senior banker William Chalmers as its new CFO.
On Friday, Italian Banca Carige rebutted a report published by the La Stampa newspaper that the lender's customers had withdrawn €3B worth of deposits.
The US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin stated on Friday that trade talks with the Chinese Vice Premier Liu He had been productive.
The French European Affairs Minister Nathalie Loiseau on Friday urged the British politicians to decide as fast as possible how they would leave the European Union.
One of the British senior lawmakers Steve Baker stated on Friday that Theresa May's government would inevitably fall if she allied with the opposition Labour Party in order to push her Brexit deal.
According to industry experts, Samsung is allocating resources into its equipment business for telecom networks, thus trying to take advantage of Huawei's turbulence.
According to Goldman Sachs projection, the is a 50% chance that the British Prime Minister Theresa May would manage to ratify her Brexit deal.
According to a source familiar with the matter, China's technology conglomerate Didi plans to cut its staff by nearly 15% this year.
In response to Islamists' attack on Indian policemen, the country's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley stated that the government would recall all trade privileges and take other diplomatic actions to "completely isolate" Pakistan.