On Sunday, the Foreign Minister of Mexico Luis Videgaray reassured his Chinese colleague that recently negotiated deal with Canada and the United States will not hamper economic relations with other partners.
The Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda stated on Sunday that increasing trade tensions, turbulence in emerging markets and inability to cut high debt levels negatively affects global trade prospects.
The US President Donald Trump noted on Sunday that suspension of weapon sales to Saudi Arabia would mean self-punishment even in case Jamal Khashogg was actually assassinated inside Saudi consulate in Turkey.
The US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin stated on Sunday that his country would like to insert a regulation to prevent currency manipulation in the upcoming deals with Japan and other countries.
The People's Bank of China Governor Yi Gang stated on Sunday that there was a space for correction of the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) and interest rates despite considerable risks related to trade tensions with the US.
The European Central Bank policymaker Francois Villeroy de Galhau stated on Sunday that the ECB has means to conduct its own monetary policy without looking at the US Fed.
The Central Bank of Argentina stated on Friday it would offer a $4.050B peso-denominated short-term debt next Tuesday to reimburse a $6.243B debt in notes.
On Saturday, the United Arab Emirates adopted a law intended to support the establishment of a sovereign bond market, which could be used for trade of public debt instruments.
The President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni praised on Saturday China's financing of multiple infrastructure projects in Africa, saying that it would help to increase the continent's welfare.
On Saturday, the European Central Bank President Mario Draghi urged Italian politicians to "cool down" their budget discussion as it has already caused damages to companies and households.
The Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov informed the public on Saturday about beginning of construction of the Russian industrial zone near Egyptian Suez Canal.
On Saturday, one of the main Czech opposition parties, the Civic Democrats, won 10 out of 27 seats in the Senate while the country's Prime Minister Andrej Babis's ANO party secured only one.
The Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov stated on Saturday that Russia was determined to continue working closely with Egypt to increase civil aviation security.
The British government stated on Friday that it would continue enforcing economic sanctions imposed by the European Union after Brexit, even in case of no-deal outcome.
The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that his AK Party would try to adopt a law allowing transferring shares of the Republican People's Party (CHP) from Isbank into Treasury.
The head of Sweden's Centre Party Annie Loof stated on Saturday she would not support a proposal made by Moderates, which presupposes formation of government without all other political parties in its Alliance coalition.
On Saturday, the leader of Swedish Liberal Party Jan Bjorklund said he would not support the government formed by Christian Democrats and the Moderates.
The Finance Ministry of China reported on Friday, it sold $1.5B of 5Y American bonds at 3.25% and $1B of 10Y bonds at 3.5% and $500M of 30Y bonds at 4%.
Credit rating agency Fitch has not changed its stable credit forecast for the Asian region, saying that the current trade tensions with US were not enough to speak about ratings downgrades.
The People's Bank of China Governor Yi Gang promised on Saturday to ensure and maintain "broadly stable" value of its national currency.
Standard Chartered's CEO Bill Winters stated that the British lender was "actively working" on various options for its Indonesian bank Permata on the back of speculations that its ownership structure might be changed.
China's Shenzhen city government is planning to provide a liquidity support, worth billions of yuan, to listed companies, as it seeks to lower the pressure from forced liquidations due to a downturn.
ST Engineering has been granted with a $5.5M Singapore contract to test the smart lamp-post project that includes fitting cameras and sensors to the city-state posts.
On Saturday, Alibaba Group Holding's executive chairman Jack Ma stated he was seeking to establish an institute for thousands of technology entrepreneurs in Indonesia, as he has become the government's adviser on e-commerce.