Some of the Bank of Japan's board members called for debates over interest rate hikes or diminishing purchases of ETF in response to brighter outlook.
A serious bus accident took place in South-Iceland on Wednesday, where according to the police, one passenger died and many were seriously injured.
United Parcel Service Inc. delivered almost all of people's presents by Christmas Day, with the company finishing strong after a bruising late November.
South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday demanded a 12-year prison term for Samsung's jailed billionaire heir, Lee Jae-yong, who maintained his innocence during an appeal of his conviction on bribery.
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels began a landmark prisoner swap on Wednesday, marking the largest such deal since the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine broke out in 2014.
One person has died after a 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit 50km west of Iran's capital, less than a week since an earthquake in the same area killed a pregnant woman.
Ten people have been hospitalised with injuries after an explosion ripped through a supermarket in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg on Wednesday.
The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have made an agreement to continue co-operation in terms of North Korea's nuclear program.
The US-based package delivery company United Parcel Service Inc. expects a significant increase in return packages during the holiday season, driven by expanding online sales.
The US-based conglomerate General Electric Co is to keep its manufacturing plant in Rochester, New York, despite the plan to move its operations to China by June 2018.
Mexico's National Statistics Institute reported on Wednesday that the country's trade surplus reached $399M in November, thus increasing by 9.2% year-on-year.
The Conference Board Inc. reported on Wednesday that the US consumer confidence dropped to 122.1 in December, compared to the forecast of 128.2.
Royal Dutch Shell could save around $2-2.5B from the new US tax overhaul due to a decrease in deferred tax assets, the company said on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, Niki airline's administrator Lucas Floether vowed that about 790 insolvent company's staff would be paid their monthly wages for the last month of 2017.
The former army head Constantino Chiwenga will be sworn in as the Vice President of Zimbabwe on Thursday, the state-run Broadcasting Corporation reported on Wednesday.
Israel seeks to construct a new train station close to the Western Wall and name it after Donald Trump in gratitude for recognising Jerusalem as the country's capital.
Airbus is ready to phase out the A380 superjumbo's production, in case the company fails to win the key deal from Emirates Airlines.
The China Sales Chief of Huawei Technologies was detained for the suspected bribe-taking that triggered an investigation in the world's biggest smartphone maker.
Russia is set to limit the US military observation flights over the country starting from the first day of the next year in response to a similar move by the United States.
On Wednesday, Russia's election commission accepted Vladimir Putin's documents applied to register him as a Presidency candidate in the next March's ballot.
According to the Russia tech-safety watchdog Rosstandart, Japan's carmaker Nissan Motor is set to recall 106,340 vehicles in Russia, affecting the majority of models produced between 2001 and 2012.
The President of France Emmanuel Macron called for a lifting of the blockade of Yemen. It was done during a phone call with King Salman of Saudi Arabia.
A purge has taken place in the Ministry of Finance of Uzbekistan, as 562 employees have been fired on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, General Electric announced it would increase the stake in Sweden's 3D printer maker Arcam to over 90% from 77%, buying the firm's shares for $41.44 per each.