Food exporters including European Union and United States are intensifying pressure on China to slash plans for intensive imports inspections as it likely to disrupt trade.
All major US banks passed yearly stress tests by the Fed, having strong capital and keeping their ability to lend to businesses and households during a recession, the Fed report showed.
The European Union heads decided to prolong economic sanctions against Russia as the country failed to implement the Minsk Agreement, Donald Tusk revealed.
The flash Manufacturing PMI for Japan fell to seasonally-adjusted 52.0 in June, its seven-months low, following a final reading of 53.1 in the preceding month.
On Thursday, Home Capital's shares surged 18% and hit the highest level since April after Berkshire Hathaway agreed to provide the company with a C$2B loan.
The US President Donald Trump reported on Thursday that he did not record his conversations with the former FBI Director James Comey.
Sources close to the matter reported that Harley-Davidson, an American motorcycle manufacturer, might buy its Italian rival Ducati for €1.5B.
The Swiss National Bank reported on Thursday that it would keep its expansionary monetary policy on hold for "the foreseeable future".
Statistics Canada reported on Thursday that domestic core retail sales surged 1.5% in April, following the prior month's upwardly revised drop of 0.1% and surpassing expectations for a 0.6% increase.
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose 3K to 241K in the week ended June 16, in line with analysts' forecasts.
Democratic lawmakers renewed their efforts to get Deutsche Bank AG to disclose sensitive information on its loans to the President Donald Trump and its involvement in trading schemes.
Google wants to make it easier for governments to access customer data stored on overseas servers to help combat terror attacks.
American Airlines reported they received a notice from Qatar Airways, which intended to purchase at least $808M in the US-based airline following a conversation between the two companies' CEOs.
At least eight people were killed and four others wounded on Thursday when a car filled with explosives hit a police station in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
A car bomb exploded outside a bank on Thursday in Afghanistan's restive Helmand province, killing at least 29 people waiting to collect their monthly salaries, said the provincial governor.
Airbus conceded defeat to rival Boeing in the race for new business at the Paris Airshow, as a late haul of almost 100 aircraft failed to close a gap opened up by the launch of the American firm's new 737 model.
Europe seeks to manufacture a low-budget reusable rocket engine that would have been ready-to-use after 2030 as part of an agreement between the European Space Agency and Airbus Safran Launchers.
On Thursday, a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook Guatemala and its neighbour state El Salvador; however, no casualties have been reported yet.
The UK Finance Minister Philip Hammond said that the Brexit uncertainty had a negative impact on business investment, adding that Britain needed to bring more clarity on transition agreement at an early date.
The UK PM Theresa May stated that around 600 buildings in England might have a similar cladding to the one used at the Grenfell Tower block, where 79 people were killed amid a high-rise blaze.
Citigroup hired the UBS Group senior Chinese banker Jiang Guorong as group's chairman and director of the China investment banking and corporate.
The Federal Statistical Office reported on Thursday that the Swiss trade surplus widened ₣1.44B to ₣3.40B in May, topping analysts' expectations for a surplus of ₣2.44B.
The British firm Imagination Technologies lost 70% of its market value and put itself up for sale after the tech giant Apple announced plans to stop buying Imagination's processing products.
The UK Finance Minister Philip Hammond stated that he was confident of the PM Theresa May would close a deal with the Northern Ireland DUP to get support for her minority government.