Markit said on Tuesday its preliminary PMI for the United States' services sector jumped to 55.9 in October, an improvement from the 55.3-point reading registered in September.
Preliminary data published by Markit on Tuesday revealed that the US Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index managed to reach the 54.5-point mark in October.
Data released by the Conference Board showed that the Leading Economic Index for China increased 1.0% over the course of September.
According to the data released by the NBB on Tuesday, the Belgian business confidence saw an improvement in the month of October.
Markit reported its preliminary PMI for the Euro zone's manufacturing sector hit the 58.6 mark in October, jumping from the downwardly-revised 58.1-point reading registered in the prior month.
On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia announced a $500B plan to develop an industrial and business zone, designed to link Egypt and Jordan, in an effort that could free the country from dependency on oil exports.
The carmaker Volkswagen's Catalonia-based unit SEAT is thinking over moving its headquarters, in case there is no longer legal certainty in the region.
Catalonia is planning to appeal the Spanish government's decision to trigger the Article 155 to the country's Constitutional Court, a Catalan spokesman Jordi Turull stated on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, McDonald's reported that its quarterly US comparable sales bet estimates by rising 4.1% on the back of the increasing number of customers due to restaurant's better offers and promotions.
British financial watchdog launched an investigation into hacking of the US credit reporting agency Equifax, after the incident affected about 700K UK citizens.
On Tuesday, Germany's ex-Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble became the President of the country's lower house of the Parliament called the Bundestag.
On Tuesday, the European Union state aid regulators approved the $2.2B French support to help La Banque Postale provide poor people with the basic banking services.
The US State Secretary Rex Tillerson called the Kurdistan region and the Iraqi government on Monday to resolve Kurdish self-determination conflict through a dialogue.
The share price of Apple's supplier AMS soared 18% after reporting solid earnings on Tuesday, as the company is expecting a positive outlook for the fourth quarter of 2017.
European bond yields edged higher on Tuesday, as solid data from the Eurozone's largest economies hinted that the ECB might loosen its monetary stimulus soon.
According to the German senior financial regulator, the European Union must be prepared for any outcome, if the British banks face the Brexit cliff edge in 2019.
Qatar's Energy Minister Mohammed al-Sada stated on Tuesday that his country was ready to support the global oil output cuts' extension, if necessary.
Russia's Energy Minister Alexander Novak is planning to discuss extension of the agreement on global oil output cut with the Saudi counterpart Khalid al-Falih in Riyadh as early as in November.
On Tuesday, the Justice Minister of Spain Rafael Catala stated that simply calling regional elections would not be enough to solve Catalonia's crisis.
The head of Airbnb China Hong Ge stepped down from his position, the company stated on Tuesday, adding it was willing to name a new successor soon.
On Tuesday, Canon is expecting its annual operating profit will rise 52.9% to $3.08B amid the expanding demand for the OLED screen production equipment.
Microsoft is willing to drop its lawsuit against the US government after the DOJ revised the data request rules on notifying Internet users about the agencies that access their information.
The Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo stated on Tuesday that she expected some changes in the government's personnel within the weeks, as she had taken those decisions.
According to the Transport Minister Keiichi Ishii, Japanese authorities are checking safety of components being used for a locally built passenger planes.