The Australian economy beat all expectations, growing at the fastest pace in almost two years in the final quarter of 2015, a sign the worst of the global commodity rout may be over.
US manufacturing activity continued to shrink in February for the fifth consecutive month, underscoring strong headwinds that the nation's assembly lines have recently faced.
Britain's manufacturing growth decline to near a three-year low in February due to a drop in new orders, underscoring the fragility of the UK economy.
The Euro zone posted some mixed fundamentals, with the unemployment rate at multi-year low in January, while manufacturing activity in Germany, the Euro zone economy's backbone, continued to falter.
Activity in China's manufacturing sector weakened in February, reinforcing the view for more monetary stimulus as the world's second biggest economy continues to struggle with overcapacity and sluggish demand.
The Reserve Bank of Australia left the official cash rate unchanged after assessing an effect recent global financial turbulence has had on domestic growth, but kept doors open for further monetary policy easing if economic conditions worsen substantially.
Canada logged a record annual current-account deficit for 2015, while a shortfall in the fourth quarter widened slightly from a revised third quarter.
Mortgage approvals in the UK reached the highest level in two years in January, while consumer credit rose at the quickest pace in a decade, according to the Bank of England.
The Euro zone's inflation turned negative in February, boosting expectations that the European Central Bank will deploy additional stimulus measures at its next policy meeting on March 10.
New Zealand business confidence declined in February amid falling export prices and turbulence in equity markets.
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.