David Cameron, Prime Minister of the U.K., pledged to build a society based on aspiration in order to overcome the recession.
The total number of U.S. job openings edged lower for the second consecutive month in August, a troubling sing for nation's labour market, the Labor Department said on Wednesday.
Italy raised 11 billion euros of debt in an auction on Wednesday, with nation's borrowing rates jumping to the highest level since mid-August, as investors optimism began to fade despite all efforts by the ECB.
Angela Merkel during her first visit to Greece in five years said the country should meet austerity pledges in order to stay in the Eurozone.
Confidence among U.S. small businesses weakened in September for the fourth consecutive month, as fewer companies are planning to hire new employees or invest in new equipment.
Manufacturing production in the U.K. dropped more than initially expected in August, a sign nation's economy may struggle to regain strength, the U.K. Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday.
Swiss private bank Julius Baer is going to make up to 1,000 people redundant as a result of its purchase America Merrill Lynch's international wealth management units outside the U.S.
Japanese current account surplus jumped unexpectedly in August, posting a first gain in 18-month period, as earnings on overseas investments rose.
British finance minister George Osborne said on Monday the austerity measures in the U.K. will be extended till 2018, as it will be impossible to cut government's size faster than it was initially planned.
Japanese carmakers plan to slash production in China by half, as sales in the world's second biggest economy tumbled due to the anti-Japan protests in the country.
Swiss consumer price inflation rose last month, in line with analysts' expectations, the Swiss Federal Statistical Office reported on Monday.
A third-quarter earnings season begins in the world's biggest economy, and it is expected to be the worst season since 2009 due to the global economic slowdown and weak U.S. fundamentals.
Eurozone investor sentiment fell more than expected this month, while strengthened compared to the previous month.
The Bank of Japan decided not to expand its asset-purchase fund, which was earlier enlarged to 55 trillion yen ($700 billion), while cut its assessment of the nation's economy due to weakening production and exports.
Swiss KOF economic institute downgraded its growth forecast for 2012 and 2013, because of gloomy global prospect affected by the eurozone's debt crisis.
The U.K. consumer spending recorded its strongest monthly growth since May 2009 in September, according to Visa Europe's UK expenditure index.
The U.S. unemployment rate surprisingly fell to 7.8% in September, down from 8.1%, reaching its lowest level since January 2009, as employers hired more part-time workers.
German industrial orders fell more than expected in August due to weak domestic demand, the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology reported on Friday.
The Bank of Japan is now facing a stronger pressure to take bold actions in order to boost economic growth, as political leadership in the country changed.
The total number of orders to the Swiss industry fell in the second quarter of 2012, the Swiss Federal Statistics Office reported on Thursday.
The Bank of England left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low of 0.5% in October and introduced no new stimulus measures, as the economy is showing some signs of recovery.
The number of people who applied for U.S. jobless benefits rose less than expected in the week ended September 29, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday.
The European Central Bank is ready to start its massive bond-buying program as soon as all required conditions are met, according to Mario Draghi's speech at a press conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia on Thursday.
The final eurozone composite purchasing managers' index fell last month, a sign the eurozone is likely to fall into the recession in the third quarter.