Switzerland will not hold a referendum in November on deals with Germany, the U.K. and Austria to tax secret bank accounts as the opponents of the plan failed to submit enough signatures.
U.K. construction activity improved slightly in September, but still remains negative, the market research firm Markit and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply said on Tuesday.
U.S. home prices rose by the most in six years in August, a sign nation's property market is recovering, data by the CoreLogic, a private real estate data provider, showed Tuesday.
Spanish unemployment rate climbed to a new high in September, with roughly 25% of the population being unemployed, as a result of housing market collapse and economic downturn, the Labour Ministry reported on Tuesday.
Japanese businesses sentiment deteriorated in the third quarter of 2012, a sign the world's third biggest economy is slowing, the Bank of Japan reported Monday.
Britain's manufacturing downturn worsened last month, fuelling fears that the U.K. economy is deteriorating after a brief rebound, data by Markit showed Monday.
Swiss industrial sector shrunk for the sixth month in a row in September, reaching the lowest level since June 2009, adding concerns that the economy is moving towards recession.
The U.S. manufacturing sector rose unexpectedly last month, after three consecutive months of contraction, indicating industry within the sector are stabilizing.
The jobless rate across the Eurozone's 17 countries that have the Euro in circulation remained unchanged at a record high of 11.4% in August, the EU statistics agency Eurostat said on Monday, October 1.
Swiss KOF economic barometer, which predicts the direction of the economy over the following 6 months, grew unexpectedly in September.
Japan's industrial output fell more than expected in August, as the demand for cars and electronics was weak due to the global slowdown.
The U.K. index of services grew at its fastest pace since May 2011, adding signs that nation's economy may return to growth in the third quarter of 2012.
U.S. personal spending rose last month, posting the biggest jump since February, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Friday.
The inflation rate in the Eurozone's 17 countries that have the Euro in circulation rose to a six-month high in September, the EU's statistics office, Eurostat said on Friday.
The Bank of Japan claimed its readiness to ease monetary policy again, amid deepening concerns that Japan may slip into recession.
A former senior Credit Suisse trader Kareem Serageldin was arrested in London on Wednesday and faces extradition to the U.S. on fraud charges.
British economy shrank lass than initially estimated, while nation's trade deficit widened more than expected in the April-to-June period, the U.K.'s Office for National Statistics reported on Thursday.
The world's biggest economy grew less than predicted during the second quarter of 2012, as consumer spending and business investment declined, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Thursday.
Italy raised 5.645 billion euros of debt in an auction on Thursday, with nation's borrowing rates dropping sharply from the previous auction.
Sentiment among Japanese largest manufacturers is expected to deteriorate in the third quarter, the Bank of Japan's Tankan said Wednesday.
Swiss stocks moved sharply lower on Wednesday, as traders are waiting for Spanish government to present its budget, and U.S. Federal Reserve member, Charles Plosser, said the third round of quantitative easing will not boost the economic growth.
British retail sales rose slightly in September, a sign consumers are showing more willingness to buy, the Confederation of British Industry reported on Wednesday.
"If you have good credit and you're not upside-down on your home, it's a great time to buy a house"- Mark Vitner, a senior economist at Wells Fargo Securities LLCNew home sales in the U.S. dropped surprisingly last month, but remained near two-year high, while prices soared to the highest level since 2007, a report by the Census Bureau showed
Germany failed to raise 5 billion euros of debt in an auction on Wednesday, as investors were reluctant to buy bonds at a record-low yield of 1.5%.