On Friday, the investments and trade ministers of G20 states urged to reform The World Trade Organisation after the implementation of the new trade tariffs by the US President Donald Trump.
On Saturday, The National Bureau of Statistics of China claimed that the average new home price in China rose 1.4% in August in comparison to a previous month, hitting new two-years high.
On Friday, the UK Brexit Minister Dominic Raab said that the European Union and the United Kingdom are closing in on a withdrawal deal.
On Thursday, the International Monetary Fund said that Russia could benefit from more interest rate reductions if inflation is controlled.
On Friday, the US Energy Secretary Rick Perry said that Russia, Saudi Arabia and the United States could raise global oil output between them to offset fall in Iran supplier in the next 18 months.
On Friday, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United Kingdom of using poisoned former Russian agent Sergei Skripal to rally its European allies.
On Friday, Paul Manafort, the ex-campaign manager of the US President Donald Trump, agreed to cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
On Friday, US shares edged lower after the US President Donald Trump approved additional tariffs worth of $200 billion on Chinese imports.
The Bank of England and the UK largest banks were prepared for a hard Brexit, the Governor of the Bank Mark Carney stated, due to reports he warned that it could cause a crash in house prices.
Charles Evans, the Chicago Federal Reserve President, stated that two further rate hikes in 2018 by the US Central Bank would not be surprising, given the strong state of the economy.
The US business inventories increased solidly in the month of July, boosted by a stronger than initially estimated rise in the motor vehicles stock, the Commerce Department stated.
The US retail sales revealed the smallest gain in the six-month period in August, as consumers diminished purchases on clothing and motor vehicles, the report showed.
The US import prices showed their biggest decline in more than a year and a half in August, due to falls in the fuels' cost and a range of other goods.
The US industrial production increased in August, as solid output in car manufacturing offset lacklustre production in the remaining part of the factory sector.
Volkswagen announced it would halt production of the Beetle compact car next year, as the carmaker seeks for a leap towards the future of e-cars.
On Friday, Santander UK stated it would establish a new $200M worth technology hub in Milton Keynes, England that should house more than 5K staff.
On Friday, the German carmaker Volkswagen has launched talks with other companies over introducing the common standards for a self-driving car technology, according to Automotive News.
The British opposition Labour Party will vote against the Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, party's senior lawmaker said to the Financial Times.
America Movil, the Mexican telecommunications firm, reduced its stake in the Dutch telecoms group KPN to slightly over 16%, according the AFM financial regulator.
Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro is set to meet the Chinese President Xi Jinping this Friday during his visit to Beijing, China's ministry spokesman stated.
Ukrainian authorities on Friday revealed that the country's representatives are in talks with the IMF about a new deal that would replace the country's current assistance program.
Data on Friday revealed that the European Union's labor costs have risen at their fastest rate during the last six years.
Tivit Terceirização de Processos, Serviços e Tecnologia, the Brazil IT provider, is planning to resume its initial public offering that had been scrapped in September 2017.
On Friday, Close Brothers Group stated that Sweden's Klarna Bank had agreed to acquire its retail finance unit, not disclosing the value of the deal.