Retail trade in the United Kingdom was quite weak throughout the last month of 2015 when the gauge is traditionally expected to pick up due to Christmas holidays.
Business activity in the US manufacturing surged unexpectedly in January, rebounding from a more than three-year low.
While services sector in France seems to be growing again in January 2016, manufacturing is now on the verge of contraction.
The ECB made a decision to hold all interest rates in the Euro zone unchanged.
Initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US surged to the highest level in six weeks for the five-day period ended January 16, judging by the Labour Department's data released Thursday.
European Central Bank made a decision to hold all interest rates in the Euro zone unchanged at its meeting in Frankfurt on Thursday.
The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate on hold at 0.5%.
A bunch of worse than expected data was released in the US. Consumer prices unexpectedly declined in December amid drops in food and energy prices.
The UK unemployment rate unexpectedly declined to the lowest level in almost a decade, while wage growth slowed less than predicted as the labour market continued to improve.
Germany's producer prices dropped more than expected in December amid a steep decline in energy prices.
New Zealand inflation slowed more than expected in the final quarter of 2015, as declining gasoline prices pushed annual price growth to the lowest level since September 1999.
China's industrial production and retail sales data disappointed in the last month of 2015.
The British inflation climbed to the highest level in eleven months, with transport costs, mainly air fares and petrol being the main contributor to the rise.
Investor confidence in Germany declined in January for the first time in three months amid a turbulent start to the year for global equity markets triggered by concerns about China's economic outlook.
China's economy grew at the slowest pace in 25 years in 2015, increasing pressure on Beijing to act to address concerns of prolonged slowdown in the world's second biggest economy.
The Bank of England newest rate-setter Gertjan Vlieghe hinted that interest rates may remain lower for longer or even be cut if a slowdown in Britain's economy intensifies.
French President Francois Hollande declared "a state of economic emergency" to combat persistently high unemployment rate and increase his chances of re-election next year.
Industrial production of Japan's mines, manufacturers and utilities dropped on month in November, a revised data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed.
The UK construction output unexpectedly dropped in November, experiencing the biggest decline since May 2013, adding to signs that the nation's economy may struggle to gather steam after a mid-year slowdown.
American shoppers curbed their spending last month, fuelling concerns about the momentum in consumer spending heading into 2016.
The Bank of England remained split eight-to-one on interest rate decision in January.
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits unexpectedly jumped last week, a sign labour market momentum may be starting to wane.
The German economy, the Euro zone's pride, which is the only one in the currency bloc that has registered consistent growth since the financial crisis, grew by 1.7% last year, as robust domestic consumption and booming exports to the US helped to offset headwinds from Greece and other export markets.
Australia's unemployment rate remained steady at 5.8% even as employment declined last month following two months of strong growth.