During Sunday's afternoon trading hours, stock prices of Gulf nations plummeted. Indices fell by 2.2% up to 4.1%.
On Sunday, the President of the United States Donald Trump stated that in the case of an Iranian attack on America 52 Iranian sites would get hit.
On Sunday, the first Tokyo Toyosu fish market auction took place. At the auction, a record for second most expensive tuna fish was set by selling it for nearly $1.8 million.
Japanese officials announced on Sunday that they wold tighten immigration measures. The announcement came as a response of Carlos Ghosn fleeing the country.
On Sunday, Samsung Electronics announced that the company would reveal new and innovative devices on February 11 in San Francisco.
Data published by IHS Markit on Sunday revealed that the Saudi Arabian Purchasing Managers Index has declined to 56.9 from 58.3.
The Peoples Bank of China announced that it would keep its policy prudent, appropriate and flexible.
On Saturday, Daimler AG announced a recall of 744,000 Mercedes-Benz automobiles due to an issue with sunroofs.
The former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke stated on Sunday that the Federal Reserve has enough tools to fight a downturn.
On Saturday, the Finance Minister of France Bruno Le Maire stated in an interview that the French economy is expected to grow by 1.3% in 2019 and 2020.
Samsung Electronics is set to introduce innovative devices on February 11, with the company widely expected to reveal its new foldable phone and S model's new version.
According to the Hurriyet newspaper report, a manager at MNG Jet, Turkish private jet operator, has told Turkey's authorities that he helped the former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn to escape from Japan.
On Saturday, the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported that Amazon.com is considering opening offline retail stores in Germany.
On Saturday, Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, the Catalan separatist party, said that it would abstain in a parliamentary vote to confirm Pedro Sanchez as Spain's Prime Minister.
Pier 1 Imports announced plans for a significant rise in store closings, seeking to cut costs, boost liquidity and revamp operations.
Salaries of workers in Finland's technological sector are set to rise 3.3% in the following two years, after the workers union and the industry reached an agreement.
Belarusian energy firm Belneftekhim announced that Russia and Belarus stood ready to sign a deal over the first oil delivery from Russia after supplies were halted.
Amazon.com was considering an option to open stores in Germany, its second largest market after the US.
Retail sales in Hong Kong declined 23.6% to $3.85B in November, as anti-government protests weighed on tourists flow.
The rate of the US office vacancy grew marginally to 16.8% in the October quarter from the prior year, Reis reported.
Ireland's FM confirmed that the state likely ended last year with a 0.4% of GDP budget surplus, as tax receipts came in €1.4B ahead of expectations.
China's cabinet revealed more measures to boost the country's manufacturing sector, such as lowering the telecom and electricity fees paid by firms to the government.
The downturn in the UK construction industry deepened further in December, affected by the drop in civil engineering activity since 2009.
The ISM index of the US factory activity dropped to 47.2 in December from 48.1 in November, the lowest reading since 2009 as the trade war kept the lid on factory production.