Speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference, the US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said that economic growth in the country could hit 3% in two years.
According to the Institute for Supply Management, the US manufacturing PMI dipped to 54.8 in April from 57.2 in March with a drop in employment being the main drag.
Israeli PM's spokesperson David Keyes said on Monday that Hamas was attempting to fool the world by releasing a new document intended to soften its policy towards Israel.
Markit's manufacturing PMI for Canada jumped to 55.9 in April from 55.5 in March, signalling the strongest improvement in overall business conditions over the last six years.
Data released by the Commerce Department on Monday suggested that personal income in the US was up 0.2% in March from the downwardly revised 0.3% advance observed in February.
According to the data released by the Commerce Department, personal spending in the United States stalled over the month of March, while analysts had predicted a 0.2% gain.
The US Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index plummeted 0.2% over the month of March compared with the 0.1% increase registered in February.
Lack of private construction investment in March weighed on the US Construction Spending, causing the figure to drop much more than anticipated, namely to -0.2%, the Census Bureau reported on Monday.
According to the Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's current annual trade volume of $6.5 billion with India is insufficient. The President wants the volume to rise up to $10 billion per year.
On Monday, North Korea continued to aggrevate the 'conflict' by stating that it would keep conducting nuclear tests and building up its nuclear weaponry in response to the US aggression.
Duke Realty, a self-managed real estate investment trust, reported on Monday that it would sell the medical office building assets to Healthcare Trust of America, a real estate investment trust, for $2.8B.
Three women were arrested in the east part of London on Monday on suspicion of planning terrorist acts, the London police reported.
Dish Network, an American direct-broadcast satellite service provider, said on Monday that its net profit dropped 6% on a quarterly basis in the three-month period to March.
Switzerland's Federal Statistical Office reported on Monday that the country's retail sales climbed 2.1% in March, following the prior month's 0.7% gain and surpassing expectations for a 0.5% climb.
A probe investigating the possibility of arson was launched in Sweden following a fire in a mosque which damaged part of the building in a Stockholm suburb.
Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein, the head of human rights in the United Nations claimed on Monday that they were continuously receiving information on a planned attack on the Hodeidah port in Yemen by Saudi-led forces.
Following Donald Trump's reserved attitude towards a call with Taiwan, the Taiwanese government reassured that its ties with the US are solid, Reuters reported on Monday.
An air pocket initiated turbulence caused injuries for 27 people which were boarding the Boeing 777 plane in the route Moscow-Bangkok on Monday, the Russian embassy reported.
Nepal's first democratic elections in the last two decades may be at risk due to political tensions over the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Bimalendra Nidhi, the top figure responsible for security during the vote.
The world's biggest casino centre located in the Chinese special administrative region of Macau increased its revenue by 16.3% in April, government reported on Monday.
Oil prices declined on Monday as a result of sluggish PMI data from China, despite the news on possible extension of OPEC output cuts.
The US Congress reached an agreement late Sunday on a spending plan that could avert the government shutdown later this week. The deal that bolsters defence among other areas needs approval from US legislators.
The UK Home Affairs Select Committee heavily criticised social media's incapability to deal with extremist content, saying such weak moderation policy is a "disgrace".
The President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro said he saw the postponed gubernatorial election, originally scheduled for 2016, to be held later in 2017.