Over the last several weeks we have been monitoring statistics from Europe's powerhouse very carefully, as the whole region is highly dependent on its largest economy.
The cost of living in Japan's capital soared 2.7% this month from the same period a year earlier, hitting the highest since 1992 and accelerating from a 1% increase a month earlier.
The cable refuse to move above 1.69-mark and perform another impressive rally. Moreover, investors are constantly making gloomy forecasts about each piece of fundamental data, citing the slowdown in the first half of this year.
U.S. consumer confidence rose more-than-expected in April compared to the previous month, hitting the highest level in nine months as views on current and short-term conditions surged, the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment survey showed.
Amid rising tensions in Ukraine and as a reaction to the Crimean crisis in particular, the European Union followed the U.S. example and imposed its own sanctions on Russia.
The New Zealand Dollar performed another rally this week, with NZD/USD soaring to 0.8636, and hitting the highest since April 17.
Vast majority of analysts believe the Bank of Japan will continue its money printing extravaganza soon, as economy is projected to lose some momentum due to the latest sales tax hike.
The U.K. economy is building up steam, data showed this week, as the central bank revised its growth outlook for the second time.
It is still difficult to say whether the world's largest economy is on the mend or it still suffers from the winter and last year's upheavals.
The single currency erased its gains that were made on the back of stronger than expected German Ifo business climate as Mario Draghi reiterated his pledge to pull the trigger in case the single currency continue climbing higher.
We should definitely forget about the rate hike from the RBA. Despite neutral or even slightly hawkish bias from Australian central bank in the recent weeks, the latest inflation report is diminishing any hopes for a tightening of the monetary policy any time soon.
What if? Such a question arises too often when it comes to Japan.
The Bank of England is another institution, which offers no surprises for traders, as in order to avoid any turmoil in financial markets Mark Carney tries to stick to his adjusted forward guidance.
Japan and Europe are focusing on the inflation rate, the U.K. made a shift towards the remaining slack, stressing out the productivity and the wage growth.
Analysts are still trying to predict when Mario Draghi will pull the trigger; however, the recent reports can boost his confidence about the ongoing recovery in the bloc.
It was surprisingly how just after a couple of promising reports the Reserve Bank of Australia switched to a neutral or even slightly hawkish bias.
One of the key pillars of Shinzo Abe's Abenomics was a significant depreciation of the Japanese Yen, as, in theory, it should provide a substantial boost to the domestic exporters, hence, contributing to growth.
Britain's economy is now one of the fastest growing developed economies in the world. Earlier, it was believed that the growth is mostly led by a heating housing markets and a steep decline in the savings rate.
The latest fundamental data from the world's largest economy was mixed, as inflation and retail sales picked up more than expected, while figures from the labour market disappointed markets.
Amid a lack of fundamental data due to the Easter holidays, this week's main highlight for the Euro will be Mario Draghi's speech during the conference in Amsterdam.
The loonie has ended this week on a high note, as on Friday there is a bank holiday in Canada, therefore, markets will be driven by earlier events like the BoC meeting or the inflation data that came above market's estimates.
Can Japan's consumers cope with effects caused by the consumption tax hike made on April 1? This question has been torturing minds of analysts and policymakers for quite a long time already.
This week's extremely positive data from the U.K. labour market added more pressure on Mark Carney to start raising rates finally.
On Thursday, a weekly report from the U.S. Department of Labor confirmed that the latest weakness in the economy was only temporary and caused by harsh winter conditions.