Average pay increases awarded by Britain's employers rose more quickly in the three month-period to August after a short-term slowdown, a survey revealed.
Payments startup Stripe stated that it raised $245M in the latest funding round, better positioning the firm to expand to new markets and attract bigger customers.
Singapore Press Holdings and Keppel Corp stated that they have offered to purchase the remaining shares in M1, the Singaporean telecom operator.
South Korea's Central Bank Chief stated the Sino-U.S. trade conflict, weak job market and slow price growth were obstacles to tightening monetary policy.
Profits earned by Chinese industrial firms grew 9.2% year-over-year in August, revealing the weakest growth pace since March, the National Statistics Bureau stated.
Britain's car output fell 12.9% year-on-year in August, the third drop in succession, amid preparations for tougher emissions regulations and model changeovers, an industry body stated.
The Bangladesh economy expanded 7.9% in the period between July 2017 and June 2018, the fastest pace of growth since 1974, the Asia Development Bank reports.
China plans to reduce import tariffs on 1,585 items starting November 1 to offset new tariffs on goods from the US, the State Council executive committee reports.
China plans to strengthen efforts to attract foreign investment with better intellectual property protection and faster approval procedures, a statement released by the State Council executive committee shows.
China's gross domestic product growth forecast remains at 6.6% in 2018 thanks to solid domestic consumption, the Asian Development Bank says.
On Wednesday, the US Department of State said that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Pyongyang in October to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
The US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he is open to meet Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, if that would help Venezuelans.
The US President Donald Trump and the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un are likely to meet by the end of this year, the South Korean President Moon Jae-in says.
Mexico's economy grew 3.3% in July compared to the same period the previous year, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography reports.
On Wednesday, the UK's Finance Minister Philip Hammond said that he would deliver a budget statement on October 29.
Stock prices declined on Wednesday ahead of the US Federal Reserve's expected interest rate hike.
The Argentine Peso declined on Wednesday, as investors awaited more details of a revised lending deal with the International Monetary Fund.
On Wednesday, Russian lawmakers moved closer to approve divisive measures to increase the country's retirement age.
On Wednesday, Alexion Pharmaceuticals stated it would acquire the privately-owned biotech firm Syntimmune in a deal valuing the company at about $1.2B, boosting its portfolio of drug treatments for rare disorders.
Anbang Insurance Group is considering to sell its Japan real estate worth $200M to bidders, such as Blackstone Group, almost two years after acquiring them from the US investment fund.
JPMorgan Chase & Co is considering to take the lead of Lyft's initial public offering, planned in 2019, as an underwriter, following Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs rejections to pursue this role.
The French bank BNP Paribas stated on Wednesday it has no plans for more major acquisitions in the time period of 2019-2020, despite signs of potential big deals in the EU banking sector.
Krzysztof Tchorzewski, Poland's Energy Minister, stated on Wednesday that the country had no plans for its state-run power firm PGE to acquire Germany's Innogy Stoen Operator.
The Godiva chocolate owner Yildiz Holding is considering to sell its Japanese business unit in a potential deal that could raise about $1.5B, according to sources familiar with the situation.