China's Ping An Bank, a leading Chinese commercial bank, reported net profit of $900M in the first quarter of 2017, up 2.1% from the previous year.
The Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the North's ruling Workers' Party, said on Sunday that the country was ready to sink the US aircraft carrier Carl Vinson to show military might.
France votes for the a new president with around 50,000 police and 7,000 soldiers deployed across the nation to secure polling.
The Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez asked for "true and accessible" media coverage of protests in Venezuela, claiming that the country faces a "very aggressive global media campaign".
Banks in China face profitability pressure as the country's economic growth is slowing, reports Moody's Investors Service.
The Trump administration aims to achieve 3% economic growth, says the US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
Saudi Arabia's King issued a decree restoring allowances for military personnel and civil servants that had been reduced under austerity measures.
Donald Trump visited US service members placed at Walter Reed Medical Center and awarded the Purple Heart to injured Army Sergeant 1st Class Alvaro Barrientos.
Current account imbalances cannot be cured using only exchange-rate adjustments, said the Japan's Finance Minister, after IMF was called for scrutiny of currency exchange moves.
California regulators released Apple's self-driving car testing plan to Reuters, which provided some clues about its autonomous car technology aspirations.
The Saudi Arabia's currency reserves were strong, accounting for 80% of GDP, and the trade deficit could fall amid a decline in imports, said the Kingdom's central bank governor.
The Trump's tax reform would not be income-neutral and would raise budget deficits in the short-term, said the US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
The ECB can provide cash to banks if presidential vote in France roils markets. However, suppressing a growth in governments' borrowing costs would go beyond the central bank's remit, the ECB policymaker Ignazio Visco said.
The Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said that trade imbalances could not be fixed through exchange-rate adjustments alone, pushing back against the US calls to enhance the IMF's scrutiny of currency moves.
The EU considers legislative measures to harmonise how social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter fight against hate speech, fake news and incitement to violence.
The German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble warned against fast and uncoordinated rollback of financial regulation, adding that such a step could jeopardise stability.
The IMF members pledged to reduce excessive global imbalances, refrain from competitive devaluations, and no longer target exchange rates for competitive purposes.
All members of the IMF agree on the need to reach free and fair trade, Agustin Carstens, the chairman of the IMF's steering committee said. The final goal is to benefit from trade, Carstens added.
The German foreign intelligence agency, the BND, was reported to spy on international police agencies and media organisations, as well as monitored Europol for years.
The US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urged the IMF to improve surveillance of members' exchange rates and external imbalances, as huge trade imbalances would undermine free and fair trade.
The ECB is ready to provide financial assistance to French banks if needed after the first round of presidential election. However, the central bank does not expect such move will be required, the ECB official Ewald Nowotny said.
Wall Street prepares for the busiest earnings week in years, with over 190 members of S&P's 500 index delivering their quarterly scorecards. Thursday will be the busiest day with almost 70 reports due.
The man was captured after threatening police at Gare du Nord station this afternoon. The scene caused panic before the man was arrested.
The British Prime Minister Theresa May has refused to confirm whether the Conservatives would increase taxes after the General Election.