British insurer Aviva is planning to spend around $4B in excess cash in the following two years, after several years of restructuring and bringing business to a high quality, the insurer stated on Thursday.
Asian shares weakened on Thursday, as investors feared that the boom in micro-chips that had previously driven technology stocks has reached its peak.
The Australian government noted on Thursday that it would request an inquiry into its financial sector, as scandals have undermined confidence in the country's financial system and its economy.
Yutaka Harada, the Bank of Japan's board member, said that the Bank had no cause to unwind the ultra-easy monetary policy, as consumer price growth was still below the 2% target.
Chinese overseas investment remained with relatively large potential for expansion, despite challenges occurring from higher protectionism in the markets, the NDRC stated.
Elon Musk announced that his firm The Boring Company is set compete to build, operate and fund a high-speed Loop, which would connect Chicago and O‘Hare Airport.
Airbus and Qantas Airways negotiated about a jet that could fly non-stop from Sydney to London, considering the A350-900ULR model rather than restarting shorter A350 variant.
Chinese manufacturing sector expanded surprisingly in November, with the PMI rising to 51.8 from 51.6 in the prior month, despite air pollution crackdown and cooling housing market.
Japan's Softbank suggested to purchase undisclosed quantity of shares in India's e-commerce major Flipkart at a diminished valuation within the range of $9B to $10B.
The South Korean Central Bank made an interest rate increase to 1.50% from 1.25% for the first time in six years, as the economy performed well due to a sustained boom in exports.
Japanese industrial output revealed a slightly weaker increase of 0.5% in October, while companies anticipate production to grow further in the quarter, owing to solid overseas demand.
The Vice-Chairman of the Swiss National Bank Fritz Zurbruegg said that the central bank could intervene in the market to reduce the safe-haven pressure on the Swiss Franc.
The US President Donald Trump is to host Libya's Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj in his residence in Washington on Friday to discuss counterterrorism and bilateral trade.
The French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that China and Russia as members of the UN Security Council should support stronger sanctions on North Korea.
When speaking about income inequality, the Fed Chair Janet Yellen said that tax code equity should be improved, as the US was still suffering from slow growth in productivity.
A German court ordered the release of a soldier suspected over attack on politicians and incriminate asylum seekers on Wednesday, mentioning that evidences were not enough to keep him arrested.
The Head of Mexico's Central Bank, Alejandro Diaz de Leon, in his first interview after being nominated to replace Agustin Carstens expressed worries over inflation risks.
Haider al-Abadi, the Prime Minister of Iraq, on Wednesday met with British counterpart Theresa May in order to discuss the ongoing fight against terrorism.
Bulgaria reported on Wednesday that an aircraft that was taking the Prime Minister was denied access by Iran to enter its airspace on Tuesday, forcing them to fly via Iraq.
William Dudley, the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, stated in a conference on Wednesday that the US central bank was starting to think about its own digital currency.
Venezuela reported on Wednesday that Rafael Ramirez had been removed from the post of United Nations representative in New York.
The Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen reported on Wednesday the US central bank would continue increasing short-term interest rates on a global recovery of the US economy.
A WSJ report has showed that Nasdaq plans to launch Bitcoin futures in the first half of the next year.
The US President Donald Trump urged China's leader Xi Jinping to exert pressure on North Korea and convince it to halt provocations, following Pyongyang's successful ICBM test launch.