South Korean firm Samsung Electronics and China's state planner signed a memorandum of understanding concerning their cooperation on semiconductors.
The Reserve Bank of Australia stated that it left the cash rate at 1.5%, in line with expectations, expecting stable outlook for some period of time to come.
The ABR reported that the Australian trade balance came in at -A$1.36B in December, following the prior month's reading of A$0.04B and missing expectations for a A$0.25B surplus.
Australian retail sales dropped 0.5% in December, after climbing 1.3% in the prior month, whereas analysts anticipated a fall of 0.2%, according to official data.
The Federal Reserve's quarterly survey demonstrated on Monday that US banks eased lending standards for business loans, while increased them for commercial loans on real estate.
Bitcoin plunged more than 15% on Monday, as concerns over increased global regulation and a credit card ban by US and UK banks pushed it to a three-month low of $6,853.53.
The Chairmen of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission support increased control and a new regulatory framework for digital currencies.
Raj Shah, a spokesman for the Trump administration, told media on Monday that US fundamentals were solid even despite strong market fluctuations.
Lufthansa said on Monday it had decided to replace several Brussels Airlines top managers in a major company shake-up.
On Monday, Avon Products Inc. appointed Jan Zijderveld as the company's CEO, effective immediately, succeeding Sheri McCoy who was supposed to resign in March.
The current CFO of Catalent Inc. Matthew Walsh has been appointed as the new Allergan PLC Chief Financial Officer.
On Monday, the Ohio-based retailing company Kroger said in was in advanced talks with EG Group to sell its convenience store business for $2.15B.
Data released by Eurostat showed that the volume of retail trade in the Euro area dropped by 1.1% over the course of December, in line with analysts' expectations.
The New York-based media conglomerate Viacom said it had struck a mobile streaming deal all around Latin America with the Spanish broadband and telecommunications provider Telefonica.
The Institute for Supply Management revealed on Monday that its non-manufacturing PMI for the US rose in January, hitting the 59.9-point mark.
According to the data released by Markit on Monday, the services PMI for the United Kingdom fell to 53.0 in January, missing analysts' expectations for a 54.1-point print.
Nvidia Corp and Continental AG on Monday announced that the two enterprises are working together to develop self-driving systems.
The future coalition of Germany announced on Monday the idea to end the misuse of a tax loophole in the country's property tax.
Iraqi military forces are preparing to consolidate the control of the areas located near the Iranian border that are used for oil transit.
The US President Donald Trump on Twitter on Monday accused the US Representative Adam Schiffer, who sits on the House Intelligence Committee, of leaking information.
The Chinese government has increased the list dual use goods, which are banned from being exported to North Korea.
On Monday the chipmaker Broadcom increased its offer to buy Qualcomm. The bid was increased from $103B to $121B.
The CEO of International Air Transport Association (IATA) Alexandre de Juniac said on Monday that the jump in crude oil prices lead to an increase in airlines' costs and for this reason is likely to result in higher airfare.
The SPD leader Martin Schulz announced on Monday that his party has finally managed to reach an agreement with Angela Merkel's conservatives to invest more funds in the Euro Zone and end austerity.