On Tuesday, French trade unions began a strike, which shut down vital infrastructure. The strikers demanded the halt of the ongoing pension reform.
During Tuesday's European trading session, German workers union Verdi called for strikes at three Amazon logistics hubs. The strikes should last until Saturday.
During Tuesday's US market trading hours, US stock indices hovered near record high levels, as gains were limited by the decline in Boeing stock price.
On Tuesday, the European Commission urged the governments of the Euro Zone to use their fiscal policies and reforms to strengthen inflation and job creation.
On Tuesday, the China Communications Construction Company and Macroasia won the auction for a ten billion US Dollar airport construction contract in Manila.
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on Tuesday addressed the first meeting of Ministers, stating that there is still a lot of work to be done.
On Tuesday, the Confederation of British Industry announced that during the last three months manufacturing in the UK had declined at the fastest rate since 2009.
The head of the Central Bank of Estonia Madis Müller announced on Tuesday that the ECB should attain greater flexibility in its inflation goals.
On Tuesday, Indonesian representatives announced that they are ready to abandon trade talks with the European Union due to the EU's attitude to palm oil.
On Tuesday, the United Kingdom employment data revealed that the country is experiencing the lowest unemployment in the last 45 years.
Boeing Co announced on Monday that it would stop the production of 737 MAX jetliner in January, the company's biggest production halt in over two decades.
According to economists, the New Zealand economy is expected to have expanded slightly faster at 0.6% in the Q3 from 0.5% in the previous quarter.
Asian shares hit an eighteen-month high on Tuesday. The surge was attributed to the preliminary trade deal between Washington and Beijing reached last week.
During the late US trading hours of Monday, crude oil prices surged. However, the prices remained below the previously booked three month high level.
On Monday, Boeing Corporation announced that it is halting 737 airplane production in January.
During Monday's US trading hours, Wall Street market indices hit a new record high. The move was attributed to a decrease of US-China trade tensions.
On Monday, the French financial regulator AMF announced that it would fine Bloomberg News 5 million Euros for releasing a fake press release.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon.com is hindering third-party merchants from using FedEx for Prime shipments.
Fashion retailer H&M stated that sales rose 9% to around $6.41B in Q4, putting it over course to increase profits for the first time in the four-year period.
Intel acquired Israel-based AI company Habana Labs for nearly $2B, the chipmaker stated, aiming to strengthen its data-centre business.
The US oil and gas producer WPX Energy announced that it would buy Felix Energy, the operator in the Delaware Basin, for $2.5B.
Germany is set to raise prices for carbon dioxide emissions to 25€ per tonne from 2021 after proposed 10€ price was considered as too low.
In December, Eurozone business growth continued to be weak. The information was revealed by the results of the EU PMI surveys.
On Monday, the share price of Electrolux dropped by twelve percent, as it announced that it expects bigger than expected fourth quarter losses.