Sales of new single-family homes in the US dropped to a the two-year low in September, while data for the previous three months was revised lower, indicating that higher mortgage rates and prices undercut the housing market.
The approvals of UK mortgages have reached a six-month low level. In addition, home loan refinancing demand has fallen since the Bank of England rate hike in August.
On Wednesday, Donald Trump was about to sign a new law, which is expected to provide better treatment to opioid abusers.
Facebook and Twitter on Wednesday revealed that the companies have not found any evidence of Chinese authorities meddling with the 2018 US elections.
On Wednesday, global stock indices marked a sixth straight day of losses. Financial media mostly blamed fears about economic growth.
On Wednesday, European stocks attempted a rebound. Although, tech and banking stock indexes declined due to bad results from certain companies.
On Thursday, the former PM of Malaysia Najib Razak together with his head of the Treasury will both be charged with various cases of breach of trust.
Check Point Software, who provide network security, have reported better than forecast third quarter profits, which have caused the company's stock price to surge.
On Wednesday, the published Euro zone business index revealed that the European business environment has slowed down more than forecast.
On Wednesday, oil prices declined below the $75 mark per barrel, which is its lowest level since August.
The lawmakers of the European Union on Wednesday announced that Sharon Donnery and Andrea Enria are the last two candidates for the position of the head of EU's banking supervision institution.
Sweden's Handelsbanken is set to cut about 1.6K jobs in the following four years after reporting its Q3 operating profit was little above the expectations.
On Wednesday, Germany's automaker Daimler announced it would establish a premium ride-sharing service joint venture with China's Geely Group.
Italy's Eni and Russia's Rosneft are in talks over terms to freeze their joint Barents Sea hydrocarbon projects due to the US sanctions, according to Interfax.
On Wednesday, UK bank Barclays reported higher-than-expected Q3 profit forecasts and revenues, despite the investment bank costs.
On Thursday, the state planner of China claimed that it has approved $100B fixed assets investment projects for a period from January 2019 to September 2019.
On Tuesday, the Foreign Minister of Ecuador Jose Valencia claimed that Ecuador will no longer intervene with the UK over the founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange.
On Wednesday, the Commerce Ministry of China claimed that a free trade memorandum of understanding has been signed between China and Palestine.
CityFibre, the UK roadband operator, stated that it would spend $3.25B on rolling out fibre networks in 37 cities, offering ultra-fast connections to more that 5M homes.
Japan's manufacturing activity rose in October at the fastest pace in six months, as export orders returned to expansion, a preliminary survey revealed.
Railroad operator Union Pacific stated that it is likely to cut 475 positions in the Q4 and signalled more workforce reduction, seeking to boost profitability by the 2020 end.
South Korea's LG Display posted a 76% fall in profit in the Q3 compared with 2017, after two quarters of consecutive declines, supported by increased seasonal panel prices.
Kraft Heinz is set to sell a part of its Indian businesses, including Complan children's drink brand, to India's drugmaker Zydus Wellness, according to a Bloomberg report published on Tuesday.
The British billionaire James Dyson has selected Singapore over Britain to manufacture his electric vehicle, as he seeks to be closer to the Asian supply chains, customers and highly skilled workforce.