Mortgage lending in the United Kingdom declined to its lowest level in almost two years, namely since April 2013, as the property market in the country seems to be undergoing a correction phase.
For a second consecutive week less than 300,000 people are applying for unemployment benefits in the United States.
The European Central Bank held one more round of Targeted Long-term Refinancing Operations programme, which is aimed to improve bank lending to Euro zone's non-financial private sector and stimulate economic recovery.
Following worse than expected manufacturing sales data, wholesale trade shocked with the biggest decline in six years in January, raising concerns over economic growth for the month.
While the claimant count rate continued to decline for the 28th straight month in January, the UK unemployment rate remained unchanged at post-crisis low.
The Federal Reserve has eventually dropped its previous patient stance towards an increase of the federal funds rate.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development revised upwards its 2015 growth outlook for the Euro zone amid the positive effect of low oil prices and ECB's stimulus.
Canada's manufacturing sales declined more than expected in January, as sales of petroleum and coal products plummeted to the lowest level in almost six years.
The Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy stimulus unchanged in line with expectations, while analysts believe further actions might be needed in the coming months on the back of low consumer inflation rate.
The BoE's decision in March to keep the benchmark interest rate intact marked six years of record low interest rate environment in Britain.
US housing starts plummeted in February by the most in four years as extreme weather forced American construction companies to cut down on the number of building sites.
Some positive data came out on Tuesday, supporting ECB President Mario Draghi comments earlier in the week that the Euro zone's sustained recovery is underway.
The Reserve Bank of Australia signalled another interest rate cut might be needed in the foreseeable future, but highlighted that the pause this month was appropriate amid uncertainty about households' behaviour in a very low interest rate environment.
The Swiss economy has started the week on a wobbly footing, as fundamentals came out worse than expected on Monday.
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index rose 0.2% in January, following zero growth in the preceding month. The CB's measure of current economic activity climbed 0.1% in January to 105.1 after the 0.2% increase a month earlier.
US industrial production rose less than expected in February, clouding optimism over the economic outlook.
A sustained economic recovery is finally taking hold in the currency bloc thanks to the central bank's stimulus as well as cheaper oil prices, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said.
The unemployment rate in Canada rose more than expected in February due to the number of people looking for work grew, Statistics Canada reported.
Output in the British construction sector, which accounts for 6% of the UK economy, unexpectedly declined at the beginning of the year, due to weak activity in the housing sector.
US producer prices continued to decline in February, adding to signs of weak inflationary pressures in the world's number one economy.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said that Greece's exit from the Euro bloc was still possible, but highlighted that Europe wants provide further aid to Greece.
Euro zoneThe European Central Bank began buying government bonds under its QE programme designed to underpin inflation in the Euro zone. The plan calls for the 19 central banks in the Euro bloc to purchase around €60 billion of public and private bonds each month until at least September 2016. Jens Weidmann, Bundesbank chief and a member of the Governing
Australia's labour market improved in February amid sturdy full-time and part-time employment gains.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand left its official cash rate on hold and pledged to keep it unchanged for up to two years, as a strong New Zealand Dollar and lower oil prices hold down inflation.