Canada's industries performed at 85.0% of their capacity over the course of the second quarter compared with the 83.2% rate registered in the Q1, Statistics Canada reported.
The US Commerce Department reported on Friday that the country's wholesale inventories surged 0.6% in July, missing analysts' expectations for a 0.4% uptick.
Data published by Statistics Canada revealed that the country's unemployment rate slipped 0.1% to settle at 6.2% over the course of the prior month.
According to the data released by Statistics Canada on Friday, the number of employed people in the country rose 0.1%, or 22.2K, over the month of August.
The Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland Philip Lane advised the government to run a fiscal surplus in the upcoming years to safeguard against an overheated Irish economy.
Philip Lane said on Friday that the European Central Bank is to maintain its loose monetary policy until Euro zone's inflation reaches the established target rate.
The Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged the US on Friday to re-consider charges against the country's former Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan for violating US-Iran sanctions.
The US stock futures weakened on Friday due to possible financial implications Hurricane Irma, the strongest storm ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, could cause to Florida.
Malaysian authorities have announced that they will welcome the Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar. The coast guard has been instructed to let the refugees pass.
Saudi Aramco is set to disclose its financials next year. It has been announced that the company needs record profits to score two trillion US Dollar evaluation. That has been recently doubted due to low oil prices.
Up to 250 peacekeepers will be deployed to Libya. Their duties will mainly consist of guarding the UN base.
The President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan criticized on Friday the charges of US prosecutors aimed at a former Turkish economy minister.
On Friday, the Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed a hope that France could play a "constructive role" in resolution of the North Korean crisis by helping to restart negotiations on it.
Not less than six people have died in an earthquake of 8.1 magnitude that hit the southern part of Mexico, causing a few small tsunami waves.
58% of South Koreans denied the possibility of North Korea starting a war, the latest poll by Gallup Korea showed on Friday.
The Chinese online insurer ZhongAn Online Property and Casualty Insurance Co Ltd was approved by the Hong Kong stock exchange for its IPO expected to raise around $1B.
Thousands of Colombians are expected to gather for guidance and blessings from Pope Francis on Friday, as he seeks to bring peace and unity after the Colombian civil war.
The Euro hit its highest value in two and a half years against the US Dollar on Friday, following the comments of the ECB President Mario Draghi that increased short-term optimism for bulls.
According to the data released by the Customs General Administration of China on Friday, the country's trade surplus narrowed to $41.99B over the course of August.
Late on Thursday, a local police officer reported that six farmers had been shot dead by a group of unknown attackers in an apparent land dispute in Peru's Amazon.
On Friday, the South Korean carmaker Hyundai revealed its intentions to continue its joint venture with the Chinese auto manufacturer BAIC Motor.
The newly-elected Taiwan Premier William Lai, who had previously served as the Tainan city Mayor, stated he would do his best to attract more investment to the island.
Recovering performance of export is set to drive economic expansion in South Korea even as North Korean tensions and trade talks with the US post risks to growth.
William Dudley, the New York Fed President, stated that the US Central Bank should proceed raising rates gradually, as low inflation is likely to rebound.