The Russian Consumer Price Index rose moderately above the Central Bank's 4% target in 2018, the preliminary report revealed.
China's current account surplus reached $23.3B in the third quarter of this year, surging 338% from the second quarter, the SAFE stated.
The US EIA stated that it anticipated coal consumption across the US to reach the lowest level in 39 years in 2018.
The economy of Serbia saw 4.4% growth in 2018 compared to the prior year, the SORS stated, highlighting an increase in living standards, trade, agricultural production and tourism.
Mongolia exported more than 54K tons of meat and meat products this year, reaching the highest level in 20 years, the preliminary report revealed.
China is set to continue to cut retail prices of diesel and gasoline starting from Saturday, the NDRC stated.
The US pending home sales dropped 0.7% in November, while the latest government shutdown was expected to harm the property market, the NAR stated.
Chrysler announced the recall of over 2.5K imported cars due to faults in the cover of the MPR plugs and the brake light switch, according to the Chinese top quality supervisor
Profits of Chinese state-owned enterprises jumped 15.6% year-over-year to top $437B in the first eleven months, the Ministry of Finance stated.
The UK government is set to spend more than £100M chartering additional sea ferries to simplify cross-Channel congestion if Britain fails to secure the trade deal before quitting the EU next year.
The Agriculture Ministry of Russia was considering doubling the quota over tomato imports from Turkey to 100K tonnes a year, the report by Interfax showed.
On Friday, Hainan Airlines opened a new direct route between France's capital Paris and China's Shenzhen in the Guangdong Province.
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will have an official trip to Colombia and Brazil to strengthen America's positions in the region, the US State Departament notified on Saturday.
On Thursday, the Russian Deputy Defence Minister Andrey Kartapolov met with the Chinese Minister of National Defence Wei Fenghe and agreed to enhance cooperation between two countries.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying stated on Saturday that China and Germany should work together to protect multilateralism and free trade.
The Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ordered on Friday to form working group with Belarussian colleagues to discuss stumbling blocks and bilateral integration.
According to poll conducted by the Social Weather Stations, the President of Philippines Rodrigo Duterte is continuing to maintain support among its citizens, as 74% of them are satisfied with his work.
The UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt stated on Friday that the Parliament might adopt Theresa May's deal on Brexit under condition that the EU would confirm temporariness of the backstop.
On Friday, the US President Donald Trump stated that he might order to close border with Mexico because of the government shutdown.
On Friday, the newly elected Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrived to Israel and met with the country's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and both parties agreed to deepen ties, yet no embassy transfer from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem was announced.
On Saturday, Chinese authorities ruled to release Canadian citizen Sarah McIver who supposedly was detained in response to Canada's arrest of the Huwei CFO Meng Wanzhou.
On Friday, the Chairman of Sears Holdings Corp Eddie Lampert made a $4.4B acquisition bid in an attempt to save the bankrupt American retailer.
The Environment Ministry of China stated on Saturday that the country would move aluminum and scrap steel to a list of restricted imports.
According to a report by the Iowa Attorney General Office, Well Fargo would pay $575 million in a settlement over claims made by US states.