The minutes, which were released on Tuesday, showed that members of the RBA were generally upbeat about both global and domestic economic growth.
Canadian wholesale sales rose markedly in January, posting the largest monthly gain in more than seven years.
Manufacturing sales soared 0.6% in January, Statistics Canada reported on Friday. Growth remained positive for the third consecutive month.
US industrial production was unchanged last month, while market analysts anticipated an increase, official figures revealed on Friday.
The number of Americans who filed for unemployment insurance last week decreased to 241,000, a survey from the Labor Department revealed on Thursday, following the preceding week's 243,000 filings.
As expected, the Swiss National Bank left its interest rates at historic lows at its monetary policy meeting on Thursday.
The Bank of England left its monetary policy unchanged at its March meeting on Thursday.
The Bank of Japan left its monetary policy unchanged at its meeting on Thursday, ignoring other major central banks, such as the Fed, that started "normalizing" their policies.
In the last quarter of 2016, New Zealand's GDP rose 0.4%, state officials reported on Wednesday.
The Australian jobless rate jumped unexpectedly last month, official figures revealed on Wednesday.
As analysts expected, the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates at its March monetary policy meeting on Wednesday amid rising inflation, solid economic growth and the strong labour market.
The British unemployment rate hit its lowest level since 1975 in the three-month period to January, while the number of Britons filing for unemployment benefits dropped for the third consecutive month in February.
New Zealand's current account deficit dropped markedly during the last quarter of 2016 amid stronger tourism and higher reinsurance flows into New Zealand, following the November earthquake, official figures revealed on Tuesday.
The seasonally adjusted Producer Price Index for final demand rose 0.3% in February, the Bureau of Labour Statistics revealed on Tuesday.
Investor sentiment in the Euro zone's largest economy, Germany, improved markedly in March but less than analysts expected, a report released on Tuesday showed.
The European Central Bank Mario Draghi did not provide any news in terms of monetary policy during his speech on Monday.
The Canadian unemployment rate fell unexpectedly last month, as employment rose more than expected.
The US private sector created more jobs than expected last month, providing support for a Fed interest rate hike on Wednesday.
In January, British total production experienced a 0.4% decrease compared to the previous month, the Office for National Statistics revealed on Friday.
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week, official figures showed on Thursday.
As markets expected, the European Central Bank left its monetary policy unchanged at its meeting on Thursday, saying it would continue monitoring inflation.
The UK Finance Minister Philip Hammond presented his annual budget statement for the 2017-18 fiscal year on Wednesday.
The US private sector created more than expected jobs last month, surprising markets.
The Japanese economy expanded at a stronger than initially reported pace in the last quarter of 2016, due to upward revisions in business spending and business investment.