The Bank of Japan remained far to reach its 2% inflation target, but public inflation expectations were stabilised due to the central bank's ultra-loose monetary policy.
Prokopis Pavlopoulos, the Greek President, urged German FM Wolfgang Schaeuble not to allow domestic politics impact his stance on ensuring debt relief to Greece.
The China's Consumer Price Index posted a 1.5% yearly increase in May, matching analysts' expectations and following a 1.2% rise registered in the prior month.
The number of home loans in Australia declined to a seasonally adjusted 1.9% in April, following a downwardly revised 0.9% drop registered in March.
The Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Adel al-Jubeir arrived in Oman on Thursday to hold talks in Muscat with Omani officials.
Judges on Brazil's election court were expected to begin voting on Thursday on whether to strip the President Michel Temer of his mandate.
General Motors could complete the sale of its European brand Opel to France's PSA Group by July 31, the company announced on Thursday.
The US military on Thursday shot down an armed drone and bombed pro-Assad forces on the ground who had violated a well-established de-confliction zone in southern Syria.
Verizon plans to lay off 15% of the combined workforce of AOL and Yahoo, once the $4.5 billion deal for Yahoo's web assets closes, Variety has confirmed on Thursday.
Former FBI director James Comey will testify before the Senate intelligence committee on Thursday, amid a federal investigation into ties between the President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia.
Yahoo shareholders have approved the sale of the company's core Internet operating business to Verizon for $4.48B.
Opel reported on Thursday that General Motors, Opel's parent company, would probably complete its sale to Peugeot by the end of July.
The number of Americans filing for unemployment aid dropped 10K to 245K in the week ended June 2, while analysts anticipated a bigger fall to 241K.
The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index held steady at 51.3 in June, whereas analysts expected an increase to 51.6 points.
Statistics Canada reported that the New Housing Price Index surged 0.8% in April, following the prior month's rise of 0.2% and surpassing expectations for a 0.3% increase.
Eurostat reported that GDP rose 0.6% on a quarterly basis in the Q2 of 2017 in both the Euro zone and the 28-country bloc.
The European Central Bank kept its monetary policy unchanged at its meeting on June 8, meeting analysts' expectations.
According to the SECO, the unemployment rate in Switzerland remained unchanged at 3.2% in May, almost meeting expectations for a reading of 3.3%.
Boeing is under consideration of introducing new pilotless jets and is eager to launch several tests of such a technology in 2018.
Qatari media network Al Jazeera stated on Thursday it would keep its editorial independence in the Gulf dispute despite a diplomatic crisis.
The Japan automaker Nissan Motor announced about its intention to implement the automatic emergency breaking standard into around 1M of the US 2018 model vehicles.
On Friday, Catalonia's regional government is willing to call a referendum on its withdrawal from Spain despite Madrid saw such an act as completely illegal.
On Thursday, China urged all sides to exercise restraint after North Korea had launched its land-to-ship ballistic missiles off the country's Eastern coast.
UAE's Emirates Post Group suspended all the postal services to Qatar as the Gulf leader had broken diplomatic and travel links with its neighbour until further notice.