Australian consumer confidence dropped unexpectedly in March after reaching the highest level in four months in February as volatile financial markets dominated the news headlines.
Thanks to an advance in investment spending, which offset weaker household consumption, the Euro zone economy expanded 0.3% in the final quarter of 2015 from three months to September.
China's trade plummeted in February amid sluggish global demand and a business shutdown during the Lunar New Year holiday.
Japan's economy slowed less than initially thought in the last quarter of 2015, though the country remains on the brick of falling into another recession despite Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's attempts to underpin growth.
Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer noted that US inflation may be starting to edge higher from too-low levels, a key condition for further interest rate hike.
German factory orders dropped for a second month in a row in January amid global slowdown and moribund domestic pricing power.
Canada's trade deficit rose less than expected in January, as imports increased slightly more than exports, according to Statistics Canada.
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said that the central bank will study the effects of negative interest rates on the world's third biggest economy, indicating that no immediate expansion of stimulus was planned.
The US economy created more jobs than expected in February, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged, highlighting the ongoing improvement in the labour market.
The Euro zone's growth and inflation prospects have weakened and policy makers should take these developments into account when deciding on monetary policy.
Australia's retail sales rose in January, but disappointed economists' expectations as consumers pared back on food shopping.
Business activity in the UK's dominant services sector, which accounts for 88% of the whole economy, cooled sharply in February amid concerns about global economic slowdown, market turbulence and the possibility of Brexit.
The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits unexpectedly increased last week, but remained at a level that is consistent with gradual improvement in the labour market.
The Euro zone's services sector lost momentum for the second month in a row in February, led by a particularly weak performance in France.
Switzerland's economy unexpectedly accelerated, while exports showed signs of resilience in 2015, despite a strong Swiss Franc, migrant crisis and adverse external environment undermined the country's performance.
Australia's trade deficit narrowed more than expected in January as imports declined, while resource exports showed surprising resilience.
Business activity in Britain's construction sector unexpectedly slowed to the lowest level in ten months in February, but remained firmly in expansion territory for the 34th month in a row.
US private sector created more jobs than expected in February, another sign that the US job market remains resilient despite economic weakness overseas and volatility in financial markets.
The Euro zone's growth and inflation prospects have weakened and policy makers should take these developments into account when deciding on monetary policy.
Canada's economy slowed the most among the Group of Seven developed countries in 2015, highlighting the effect of the commodity-price shock on the trade-reliant country and the challenges its policy makers face in supporting growth.
The Australian economy beat all expectations, growing at the fastest pace in almost two years in the final quarter of 2015, a sign the worst of the global commodity rout may be over.
US manufacturing activity continued to shrink in February for the fifth consecutive month, underscoring strong headwinds that the nation's assembly lines have recently faced.
Britain's manufacturing growth decline to near a three-year low in February due to a drop in new orders, underscoring the fragility of the UK economy.
The Euro zone posted some mixed fundamentals, with the unemployment rate at multi-year low in January, while manufacturing activity in Germany, the Euro zone economy's backbone, continued to falter.