On Friday, the US President Donald Trump met with Republican senators to discuss plans on how to fund his border wall.
European shares managed to regain some of its lost points after comments from a Senior US policymaker eased concerns about rising borrowing costs.
The Canadian economy expanded at a stronger-than-expected pace in October, though evidence of expansion heading into the 2018 end is unlikely to be enough to shift the BoC from the sidelines amid the recent drop in oil prices.
Nike shares rose 9% after the company's strong quarterly report eased worries over escalating trade tensions, which would weigh on China's demand.
The US economy slowed more than anticipated in the Q3, while momentum appeared to have moderated further in the Q4, with shipments of capital goods and new orders declining in November.
The EU formally agreed to prolong economic sanctions against Russia until July 2019, the European Council said.
The German food retailer Kaufland has stopped selling Unilever products due to a price increase made by the producer.
It was revealed on Friday that the Amazon's Echo speaker's experiment with an AI has failed, as the AI discussed defecation, sex and suggested murder. In addition, a data leak traced to China may have exposed private data.
Chinese officials on Friday revealed that China will increase support for the local economy by decreasing taxes and participating in the financial markets.
On Friday, stock market indices globally continued to decline. Various financial media blamed various reasons for the decline of stock prices. The reasons ranged from rate hike worries to a US government shutdown.
It has been revealed by various online clothing retailers that at least a third of bought clothing do not fit the consumer. Due to that reason a group of retailers has combined resources to create a new size system.
Due to concerns over US sanctions on Iran the Chinese National Petroleum Corporation might cease its banking unit's operations with Iran.
According to report published by the Nikkei business daily, Taiwan's Foxconn and Japanese Sharp Corp are close to reach a deal on joint construction of chip factory in China's Guangdong.
According to sources familiar with the matter, SoftBank Group Corp is almost ready to conclude a deal, which presupposes $1.5B investment into South Eastern Asia's Grab.
Shigeaki Okamoto, one of the senior officials from Japan's Finance Ministry, stated on Friday that current monetary policy presupposed low long-term interest rates, which negatively affected earnings of various banks.
The Russia's media regulator Roskomnadzor stated on Friday morning it would conduct checks to establish whether BBC channel and corresponding websites operate in line with the state law.
According to the White House, the US President Donald Trump will appoint currency comptroller Joseph Otting as acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).
The Foreign Ministry of China on Friday categorically denied accusations of economic espionage made by the United States and its allies.
On Friday morning, the value of Tencent Holdings Ltd's stock surged by 4.2%, as Chinese regulatory official said that a number of new games were granted approval for sale.
On Thursday evening, the upper chamber of Mexican Parliament supported the income section of the country's President Andres Obrador's next year draft budget.
The World Bank stated it slightly trimmed the Philippines' GDP growth expectations to 6.4% this year and 6.5% next year, as persistently high inflation erodes consumer spending.
China's company DEIC and Ukraine's company Donbasenergo signed a deal over the joint reconstruction of Sloviansk TPP's power unit in eastern Ukraine.
The Japanese yearly core consumer inflation growth weakened in November, reinforcing expectations that the BoJ is likely to hold off over whittling down its stimulus for a lingering period, as prices were still distant from the target.
The Cabinet of the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved a record $900B draft budget for the following fiscal year, boosted by spending to offset the anticipated sales tax hike impact.