In the European Central Bank's second round of targeted long-term loans Euro zone financial institutions borrowed less than expected, complicating the central bank's balance sheet expansion goal.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand kept interest rates unchanged at 3.5%, with a modest inflation pressures allowing the central bank some time for assessment and more gradual rate hikes.
April's sales tax increase continues weighing on consumer sentiment in Japan, as Cabinet Office survey revealed confidence among households fell for a fourth consecutive month in November.
The gap between the amount of British imports and exports narrowed to the lowest level in seven months in October, but weakness in trade remained a drag on the country's economic growth.
Strengthening US economy as well as rising employment helped boost tax receipts, leading to a narrower budget deficit in November compared with the same period in the previous year, according to the Treasury Department.
Industrial production in France, the Euro zone's second biggest economy, fell more than expected in October, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies reported.
Australia's business conditions dropped sharply in November, while confidence declined to the lowest level in 16 months, according to the National Australia Bank.
China's consumer price inflation cooled further in November, falling to the lowest level in five years of 1.4% down from 1.6% a month earlier, underlying persistent weakness in the world's second biggest economy and providing policy makers with more room to easy monetary policy further to bolster growth.
Manufacturing production in the UK, which accounts for 10.1% of the British economy, unexpectedly declined for the first time in five months in October, while industrial output also fell, according to the Office for National Statistics.
The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey showed US employers posted 4.834 million job openings in October, slightly more than 4.7 million in the preceding month.
German trade surplus rose slightly in October, with imports falling at a sharper rate than exports partly due to a weaker Euro.
China's trade surplus rose to a record level in November, as the nation's export growth slowed and imports fell markedly.
The Swiss Franc weakened versus its main counterparts as data showed Swiss inflation cooled more than expected in November. The Swiss Franc dropped to 0.9816 against the US Dollar for the first time since May 2013.
Canada's building permits rose 0.7% to C$7.53 billion in October from the preceding month, following a revised 12.5% surge in September, Statistics Canada data showed.
US labour market conditions deteriorated in November, contrasting with the Fed's optimistic outlook given recent solid job gains.
German industrial output increased for a second consecutive month in October, a sign that a slow recovery in the Euro zone's number one economy is still in place.
Japan's economy contracted more than previously estimated, giving the government more reasons to proceed with the plan to delay the next sales tax hike and hold an early election.
Canada's labour market lost 10,700 jobs in November, the first time in three months, with part-time and private-sector jobs accounting for most of the losses and pushing the unemployment rate slightly higher.
The UK public have eased its short and medium-term inflation expectations as price pressures remain weak due to both external and internal factors.
Hiring in the world's number one economy accelerated, as American employers added the biggest number of workers in almost three years in October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said, which could potentially bring the Fed closer to raising its interest rates.
The German Bundesbank has revised Germany's economic growth outlook for the next year downwards to 1%, exacerbating concerns the Euro zone's economy will continue to struggle.
While Australia sued to be among those central banks that were weighing on timing of first interest rates increase, now bets are mounting that slowdown in the Australian and global economy could prompt the RBA to cut interest rates over the next 12 months.
Australian retail sales exceeded expectations in October, but sharply fell from the preceding month, sending mixed signals on Australia's economy after worse-than-expected economic growth data earlier this week.
Canada's Ivey purchasing managers' index soared more than expected in November after the gauge fell to the lowest level in two months in October.