Japan retail sales unexpectedly dropped for the third month in a row in January, indicating continuing softness in consumer sentiment and suggesting consumer demand is unlikely to spur a recovery in growth this quarter.
The world's number one economy unexpectedly grew at a faster pace in the final quarter of 2015 than initially estimated, reflecting a higher value of business inventories.
German inflation cooled further in February, reinforcing the view the European Central Bank will deploy additional stimulus measures as soon as next month.
New Zealand unexpectedly logged its first trade surplus in eight months in January, driven by solid increases in wood and dairy exports.
Japan's consumer price inflation continued to slide in January, increasing the likelihood that the Bank of Japan could deploy extra monetary stimulus, including lowering interest rates further into negative territory.
The UK economy slowed sharply last year, but managed to recover modestly in the final quarter of 2015.
US orders for long-lasting goods advanced by the most in 10 months as demand surged across the board.
Inflation across the currency bloc was lower than initially estimated in January, adding to signs that the European Central Bank is likely to deploy more stimulus as soon as next month.
Australia's business investment surged unexpectedly in the final quarter of 2015, with mining investment decline moderating, while non-mining investment rose slightly.
Activity in the UK retail sales sector cooled in February for the second month in a row, and retailers' expectations for sales in the coming months eased to the lowest level since 2013.
The Fed policy makers remain divided on future interest rate hikes. Jeffrey Lacker, Richmond Fed President, said that the US central bank still has room to lift rates further in the coming months, as there are no signs that recession is imminent.
While several central bankers are keen to highlight that stimulus that monetary policy can provide are limitless, Swiss National Bank President Thomas Jordan disagrees with this view.
While speaking in Britain's Parliament, BoE Governor Mark Carney said that the central bank makes no judgement on potential outcome of the UK's referendum on its EU membership, but noted moves in the Sterling since the date of the vote was announced.
Consumer confidence declined in February as households grew more worried about the outlook for the economy and jobs, sending their inflation outlook to the lowest level in nine years.
German business confidence declined for a third consecutive month in February, as the outlook among manufacturing companies plummeted at the sharpest pace since shortly after the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy in 2008.
Growth in Japan's manufacturing activity slowed sharply in February as new export orders fell at the fastest pace in three years, a worrying sign that external demand is weakening rapidly as China's economy slows.
The recent weakening in the Sterling helped the British manufacturing sector to stabilise somewhat in February.
The US manufacturing activity unexpectedly slowed in February, with US factories reporting the worst business conditions for over three years.
Growth in the Euro zone's both the services and manufacturing sectors slowed in February, casting further doubts over the strength of the currency bloc's recovery.
Canada's annual inflation rate accelerated in January to its highest level since November 2014, led by food prices and the first increase in the cost of gasoline in over a year, according to Statistics Canada.
British retail sales soared the most in more than two years in January, led by demand for clothing and computers. Total volumes surged 2.3% in the reported month from December, according to the Office for National Statistics.
US underlying inflation surged to the highest level in more than four years in January, led by increasing rents and medical costs, a sign that price pressures started to build that could allow the Fed to gradually hike interest rates this year.
The Euro zone is trying hard to rebound to its pre-crisis peak, struggling with such problems as a slower growth rate, slump in bank shares as well as refugee crisis.
Policy makers of the FOMC saw growing uncertainty over the outlook for inflation and growth, according to minutes of the January meeting, when the key lending rate was kept unchanged.