Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to strengthen cooperation and intensify communication in dealing with the main global issues.
Retail sales in Australia increased 0.6% in May, beating expectations for a 0.2% rise and following a 0.1% hike in April, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said.
The Euro zone's strong growth is likely to allow the ECB to gradually normalize monetary policy and end negative interest rates, Germany's FM Schaeuble stated.
In a letter to the Financial Times, ministers Jeremy Hunt and Greg Clark reaffirmed intetion of the UK government to continue to cooperate with the EU over medicine regulation after Brexit.
According to the Macron's office, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani plans to visit France at the end of the summer.
The official data released on Monday showed that Brazil has trade surplus of $7.2B, which represents the second highest figure of all time.
In a statement released on Monday, the Danone revealed its decision to sell the American organic yogurt maker Stonyfield to the French dairy group Lactalis for $875M.
On Monday, four former senior Barclays executives appeared in London's court, facing fraud allegations commited during company's £12B fundraising in the midst of the financial crisis in 2008.
In a statement released on Monday, the Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs described actions of the Greek coastguard as "disproportionate" and violating fundamental human rights.
US President Donald Trump is expected to speak with Italian, German and French officials ahead of the G20 summit, showing different view on trade, climate change and immigration.
The Bank of England is set to announce measures to correct weaknesses found in how banks doled out credits to customers in a quickly expanding pace.
The Commerce Department reported that US construction spending was unchanged in May, following an upwardly revised drop of 0.7% in April.
Angela Merkel's conservative party promised Germany an increase in police, homes and to achieve full employment by 2025, presenting their campaign for September's elections.
Vladimir Putin, the Russian President, is set to discuss the crisis in Ukraine with Germany's Angela Merkel and France's Emmanuel Macron during this week's G20 summit.
Germany and France pledged to help Italy in reducing the flow of migrants arriving from Africa by providing funding for coastguard in Libya and relocating refugees more swiftly.
The ISM reported on Monday that its PMI for the US manufacturing sector came in at 54.3 in June, up from the preceding month's 54.9, while analysts anticipated a slight increase to 55.0.
Markit reported that manufacturing activity in the 19-country bloc rose to 57.4 in June, following the prior month's 57.0 and surpassing the flash estimate of 57.3.
Eurostat reported that the jobless rate in the 19-country bloc remained unchanged at 9.3% in May, meeting analysts' expectations.
Markit reported on Monday that its PMI for the UK manufacturing sector came in at 54.3 last month, down from May's donwardly revised 56.3 and falling behind expectations for 56.4 points.
According to Germany's government spokesman, the King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz is not eager to attend the G20 summit in Hamburg on July 7-8.
Japan's PM Shinzo Abe stated on Monday that he would try to regain public's trust after his Liberal Democratic Party suffered a devastating defeat in the election.
The Danish shopping giant Maersk managed to restore its major applications and bring the IT systems back online after a cyber attack hit the company last week.
The four Arab Gulf states decided to extend a deadline for Qatar to comply with the demands until Tuesday's night, which Doha previously rejected amid high severity.
The Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index decreased to a three-month low of 54.3 in June, resulting from weak exports and increased business uncertainty.