Hurricane Irma is reported to have claimed lives of at least eight people on the island of Saint Martin located in the Caribbean Sea.
Data released by Eurostat on Thursday revealed that the Euro area's GDP rose by 0.6% on a seasonally-adjusted basis in the Q2 of 2017.
The European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said on Thursday that the exchange rate was not their policy target, but was still "very important" for the medium-term inflation outlook.
According to the data released by the US Bureau of Labour Statistics, revised non-farm productivity came in at 1.5% in the second quarter of 2017, missing analysts' expectations.
The US Labour Department reported that the number of people filing for unemployment benefits surged 62K to hit 298K over the course of the previous week.
Data released by Statistics Canada revealed that the country's municipalities issued $7.9B worth of building permits over the course of July, down 3.5% from the prior month.
At its latest policy meeting, the European Central Bank decided to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.00%.
The producers of the wearable cameras expect to post high profits at the end of the year quarter. However, the third quarter profits might be adjusted to the downside.
On Thursday Chinese officials announced that they agree that the United Nations need to impose more sanctions on North Korea.
A United Nations agency on Wednesday announced that about 300,000 Muslims might flee Myanmar to the neighbouring Bangladesh.
In a recent interview the President of France Emmanuel Macron stated that Turkey remains a partner to the EU and ties have to be maintained.
North Korea said on Thursday that 'powerful counter measures' would be taken to deal with US pressure, thus responding to sanctions planned against the country.
The price index of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation reported on Thursday a 1.3% decrease in global food prices in August caused by exceptionally good harvests.
On Thursday, China agreed that the United Nations Security Council must take more action on the North Korean crisis. At the same time, China urges to solve the conflict via diplomatic means.
On Thursday, the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko emphasized that he opposes both early presidential and parliamentary elections and called such proposals "irrational".
On Thursday, thousands of South Koreans clashed with law enforcement officers, protesting against the US THAAD defence system deployment.
On Thursday, the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged international community to act quickly on the escalating North Korean crisis.
The South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday he hoped that Russia would continue its support for North Korean sanctions.
The European Union is to discuss further sanctions on North Korea over its latest nuclear test, as the region's defence and foreign ministers meet in Tallinn, Estonia.
Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest storms in Atlantic, reached the coast of Puerto Rico late on Wednesday after hitting several Caribbean Islands that resulted in casualties.
The common European currency rose 0.1% against the US Dollar to $1.1925 on Thursday morning ahead of the ECB Press Conference scheduled for 1230GMT today.
The New Zealand unit of the UK fashion retailer Topshop announced that it was placed in receivership, after the franchise struggled amid higher competition and suffered losses.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics stated that the country' retail sales were flat over the course of July, where the weakness came from department store sales, but was offset by higher sales of food.
Chinese logistics company Best, backed by Alibaba, launched an initial public offering totalling $932M, as it was seeking funds to extend its supply chain and logistics network.