The US job growth gained momentum, while wages rose, indicating strength of the US economy.
German industrial production, which measures the volume change in output of factories, mines and utilities, barely rose in December, adding to signs that the European powerhouse experienced a patchy growth at the end of 2014.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has joined easing trend spreading around the world's leading central banks.
Retail sales in Australia during the festive December disappointed, coming in weaker than expected and supporting the Reserve Bank of Australia's recent interest rate cut.
Canada's trade gap widened in December amid rising imports of energy products and sluggish exports growth.
The Bank of England decided to keep its key interest rate and QE programme unchanged.
The US trade deficit unexpectedly widened in December to the highest level since 2012 as imports increased despite lower energy costs, which will negatively affect the fourth-quarter growth revision later this month.
The European Central Bank poured cold water on Greece's attempts to find support overseas to fix the country's finances.
Business activity in China's services sector, which accounts for 48% of the nation's economic output, grew at the slowest pace in six months, but managed to stay in the expansion territory in January.
In Canada, Ivey's purchasing managers' index unexpectedly dropped to the lowest level in almost four years in the beginning of the year, adding to concerns over the nation's economic outlook.
After growing at the slowest rate in more than a year, the UK services sector experienced a faster expansion last month, beating expectations of 56.6 and easing concerns of the British economy's prospects.
US private companies created more than 200,000 jobs in January for a fifth straight month, adding to signs of sustainable labour market growth.
A bunch of positive news came out from the Euro zone on Wednesday, as retail sales in the currency bloc rose for the third month in a row in December, while Markit's composite PMI, a measure of activity in the manufacturing and services sectors, climbed to 52.6 in January from 51.4 in the preceding month.
Graeme Wheeler, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, reiterated his stance on interest rates, saying that the official cash rate will be held unchanged for some time in light of the recent easing actions by other major central banks amid world's disinflation pressures.
Swiss exports, which accounts for around 70% of the nation's economic output, rose to a record high in five years last year amid stronger demand for pharmaceuticals and chemicals.
In January, the UK construction PMI rose, following a dramatic decline to the lowest level in 17 months in the previous month.
Orders for US-manufactured goods declined for a fifth consecutive month in December, marking the longest streak since the Great Recession ended.
In Spain the number of unemployed people increased for the first time in three months to approximately 78,000 in January 2015. The number of jobless people beat expectations for an 83,400 increase.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has joined easing trend spreading around the world's leading central banks.
Business activity in the British factories rose more than expected in January amid a recovery in export orders and lower production costs as raw material prices dropped at the quickest rate since May 2009.
Activity growth in the US manufacturing sector rose less than expected in January, being undermined by a strong US Dollar and weaker investment from the energy sector.
Manufacturing activity in the Euro zone rose moderately in January, but remained close to stagnation amid mixed factory data from the bloc's leading economies, including Germany and France.
The official gauge of China's manufacturing activity dropped into the contraction territory for the first time since September 2012, according to the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing.
The Canadian economy unexpectedly shrank in November amid weaker manufacturing, mining, oil and gas extraction, recording the first contraction in almost a year.