The US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would let go the US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis two months earlier than initially had been planned.
Mick Mulvaney, the US President Donald Trump's Chief of Staff and Budget Director, stated on Monday that the government shutdown might last until January 3.
Hyundai Motor Co projected on Monday that temps of growth of the Russian car market would decrease from 12% this year to 5-6% next year.
The Commander in Iranian Navy Habibollah Sayyari stated on Monday that the country has enough capabilities to defend itself from any threat, including entrance of the US warship into the Persian Gulf.
According to the Geo News report, Pakistani court ruled to sentence the former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif for seven years for bribery.
The Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu stated on Monday that the country is working closely with its partners to bring investigation of Jamal Khashoggi murder to the attention of the United Nations (UN).
Brent crude oil prices increased by 12 cents on Monday morning, reaching $53.94 a barrel, thus showing signs of recovery after a week of downfall.
On Monday, the Foreign Ministry of China accused the European Union and the United Kingdom of falseness amid their concerns related to arrest of two citizens of Canada.
According to Chinese television, the government promised to stabilize real estate and land prices next year and actively suppress any kind of speculation.
The Finance Minister of Indian Arun Jaitley stated on Monday that the government is working on introduction of a single sales tax rate, which is likely to amount to 12-18 percent.
South Korea's Transport Ministry stated that it is set to file the complaint against BMW with prosecutors for delaying recalls that led to engine fires in the country in 2018.
Singapore's CPI rose 0.3% year-over-year in November, following the 0.7% increase in the prior month, the MAS and the MTI stated in the joint report.
The Central Bank of Vietnam raised the exchange rate between the Vietnamese dong and the US dollar to 22.790 Vietnamese dong per the US dollar.
The Chinese finance ministry stated on Monday that it is likely to adjust export and import tariffs for some goods starting from January 1.
The Royal Bank of Scotland applied for Germany's banking licence to maintain access to the EU markets after Brexit, the Financial Times' report showed.
Italy is set to offer up to $6.8K subsidies to new low emission cars' buyers, while slapping taxes over larger petrol and diesel cars' purchases.
OPEC and its allied oil producers were ready to hold an extra meeting and are set to do what is necessary if current cuts in oil production by 1.2M bpd did not balance the market, the UAE Energy Minister stated.
MYOB Group stated on Monday that the company would recommend the buyout offer of the US private equity major KKR for Australia's accounting software maker.
The President of the United States on Sunday held talks with the leader of Turkey and stated that he Turkish troop withdrawal from Syria is too slow.
On Sunday, the airport in the United Kingdom at Birmingham had its services halted due to a fault in air traffic control.
The President of the United States Donald Trump on Sunday replaced the Secretary of Defence James Mattis two months prior than he was set to resign.
On Sunday, the head of Tesla announced that the company will repay all customers their missed tax credits caused by the delays of production at Tesla.
On Sunday, Apple was forced to recall some of its iPhones in Germany, as the company lost a court skirmish against Qualcomm Inc, which developed hardware for the phones.
Tesla Motors on Sunday revealed that the company is decreasing the price for Tesla 3 model in China.