Consumer sentiment in Australia continued to fall as households are concerned about the economic prospects and rising interest rates.
Japan's core machinery orders fell in December the most since 1998, adding to concerns business investment growth could stall in coming months and weigh on a steady recovery in the world's number three economy.
The Confederation of British Industry, the U.K.'s leading business group, revised its growth forecast upwards for the U.K. economy as it is poised to pick up steam from business investment on low borrowing cost, and net trade is set to rise this year.
New Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen on Tuesday said that she would not make any drastic changes to her predecessor's monetary policy and would stick to tapering stimulus in "measured steps", even amid recent weak employment reports
According to the French audit office, Francois Holland's government is overoptimistic about tax revenues and the results of its austerity measures.
Consumer morale in Canada declined to the lowest level since May 2013 amid speculation the country's economic outlook is deteriorating.
Current account deficit of the world's third biggest economy expanded to a record in December amid soaring imports, adding to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's challenges as he attempts to boost a recovery in Japan.
Retail sales in the U.K. rebounded in January after weak December to post their strongest annual gain since April 2011, partially boosted by a recovery in the country's property market.
On Tuesday global investors will be keeping a close eye on Capitol Hill, where the newly installed Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen testifies for the first time before Congress on monetary policy and the U.S. economic outlook.
A bunch of negative data came out on February 10 from the biggest European economies, namely France and Italy.
During the last half a year or so the RBA was constantly expressing their concerns about the strength of domestic currency that was weighing on economic recovery.
A couple of years ago the Swiss National Bank's largest concern was the strength of the Franc, as investors rushed to buy the currency considering it as a safe haven.
Another prove that British economy will post stable, but not rapid growth this year appeared on Friday, with a report from the ONS showing manufacturing output expanded in December, albeit slower than it was projected.
Following a disappointing ISM manufacturing report, trade balance and non-farm payrolls it will be interesting to listen to Janet Yellen's first testimony later this week.
The ECB now remains in a "wait-and-see" mode and will wait for the updated projections of its analysts in March to make another rate cut or stay pat on its policy as they did last week.
Despite the fact that last week policymakers in Australia, Britain, Europe and New Zealand were gathering to assess the current conditions of their economies, markets remained rather calm.
On Tuesday the Reserve Bank of Australia decided to maintain the benchmark interest rate at 2.5%.
The Swiss Franc was almost unchanged against the U.S. Dollar and single currency, with crosses trading around 0.9041 and 1.2226 respectively on the back of mixed fundamental data from the Alpine country.
The U.K. policymakers decided to stay pat on their monetary policy as well as giving no hints about further adjustment to the forward guidance.
It is hard to say uniquely whether the world's largest economy is strong enough to keep its path to prosperity without the government support, as each month some of GDP components is sending alarming signs.
The shared currency lost 0.26% to 1.3497 against the U.S. Dollar, posting just a modest reaction to the ECB rate announcement.
Last week the RBNZ refrained from raising its key refinancing rate, citing the necessity to monitor economic indicators in the coming months.
More pressure on Shinzo Abe was added this week, as report from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare showed the nation's base wages adjusted for inflation reached a 16-year low earlier hit in 2009, posing a risk to future consumer spending as Japan girds for a higher consumption tax hike in April.
The U.K. economy cannot be so strong as it is projected, as its key sector unexpectedly slowed in January, suggesting first quarter's growth can disappoint markets.