According to the Times newspaper, the former adviser to the UK Prime Minister Borish Johnson, Gerard Lyons was struck off the list of contenders for the post of the Bank of England next governor.
The People's Bank of China reported on Saturday that the country's foreign exchange reserves increased by $3.5B last month, reaching $3.1072T.
The US buyout groups Apollo and Carlyle are competing for Deutsche Bahn's Arriva unit on the back of the entering the auction final stage, while the deal is expected to be valued at $3.3-4.4B.
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, the Brazilian state-run oil company, has launched a binding phase to sell its 41 onshore oil blocks in the states of Espirito Santo and Bahia, securities filings showed on Friday.
On Friday, Volkswagen's unit Porsche stated it had increased its stake in the Croatian supersportscar maker Rimac to 15.5%, after it took 10% stake last year, as the luxury car brand sought to intensify collaboration in the battery technology field.
On Friday, futures of US short term interest rates regained previous losses, indicating that the markets still expect two Federal Reserve rate cuts during this year.
Reuters reported on Friday that the Lybian National Oil Company has cut kerosene supplies to eastern areas of the country. The event is set to slightly decrease global fuel prices.
On Friday, the High Court of London denied the legal bid against UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's planned suspension of the Parliament.
On Friday, British Petroleum revealed its plans to sell more of US oil in Asia by increasing productions. Moreover, LNG supply to Asia is also expected to increase in early 2020.
On Friday, statistics revealed that Russian LNG exports to Turkey have decreased by a quarter due to Turkey importing Azeri natural gas.
On Friday, the PM of Finland, which holds the EU presidency, Antti Rinne stated that there will be no re-negotiations of the already proposed Brexit deal.
During the early hours of European trading session, oil prices fluctuated sideways despite crude oil inventories having declined during the past week.
Chinese officials on Friday revealed that a new cryptocurrency, similar to Facebook's Libra, is set to be launched in China. Forbes magazine revealed on Friday that the currency would be ready by November 11.
The Governor of the Bank of Japan Haruhiko Kuroda stated in an interview to Nikkei newspaper that the central bank could cut the already negative interest rates.
On Friday, the Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel announced in Beijing that she hopes for a quick resolution to the China-US trade war.
During Friday's Asian trading session, stock indices surged. The surge was attributed to trade talks and good US economic data.
On Friday, Alibaba Group agreed to acquire luxury goods e-commerce platform Kaola from NetEase for two billion US Dollars.
Reuters poll data published on Thursday revealed that during the next year the Canadian Dollar would strengthen, which could force the Bank of Canada into cutting interest rates.
Brother of the United Kingdom's Prime Minister Boris Johnson Jo Johnson on Thursday resigned from his government post due to a conflict between national interests and family loyalty.
On Thursday, at an interview with CNBC the Chief Financial Officer of Goldman Sachs stated that the German economy is at the start of a slowdown.
Poll results published by Reuters on Thursday revealed that most surveyed financiers expect the Central and Eastern European currencies to gain value in the next twelve months.
Data published on Thursday revealed that industrial orders in Germany declined more than expected. The data release signalled an upcoming recession in Germany.
On Thursday, Chinese officials announced that high-level trade talks have been scheduled to be held in Washington in October.
On Thursday, the German company Bosch teamed up with Chinese battery cell maker Contemporary Amperex Technology to develop a new type of high-performance cells.