On Monday, the President of the United States Donald Trump stated that a quick US-China trade deal is unlikely.
On Tuesday, the publication of the Caixin Services PMI revealed that the indicator has declined to a seven month low level of 51.3.
The Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe on Tuesday avoided a question from the Parliament about monetary easing by stating that he expects the Bank of Japan to evaluate benefits and costs of any policy.
On Monday, it was revealed by Reuters that nearly forty states are expected to send their state attorneys to participate in a legal probe of Facebook.
On Monday, the chip producer Dialog Semiconductor announced it had signed a deal to acquire Germany's Creative Chips to tap into low-energy connectivity that is used for the IoT devices, giving the company a strong foothold in the IoT market.
The Dutch fashion retailer C&A's Brazilian unit, C&A Modas SA, together with its shareholders are seeking to raise up to $542M in a planned initial public offering in Brazil, a securities filing showed on Monday.
On Monday, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson urged the European Union to respond to his Brexit plan.
It was revealed on Monday that the New York Federal Reserve has handed out $47.05 billion in overnight repurchase agreements to keep the Fed Funds Rate below 2.00%.
On Monday, General Electric announced that in an effort to cut debt the company would freeze the pension plans of 20,000 employees.
A Scottish court announced on Monday that it rejected a legal bid that would force Boris Johnson into delaying Brexit.
Data published on Monday revealed that German industrial orders declined by 0.6% in August, compared to July. Due to the decline being larger than the expected 0.3% the news beat down stock prices.
On Monday, survey results published by Sentix revealed that investor sentiment has reached a 6.5 year low level. The news beat down global stock prices.
During the early hours of Monday's trading, crude oil price benchmarks surged higher. There was no clear fundamental reason for the surge.
On Monday, Deutsche Bank announced that in an effort to shift strategy the bank would create a technology division that would lower costs and decrease complexity of the bank's systems.
During Monday's Asian and European trading sessions, global stock indices remained mostly unchanged, as the boost from US employment data on Friday was being balanced by weak European economic data.
According to media reports, in the first eight months of 2019 the China Development Bank (CDB) has issued loans worth nearly $20B to combat poverty.
According to the Mint newspaper, the Indian private lender Yes Bank conducts negotiations with Microsoft and two other technology companies to sell 15% stake and thus bring a new capital.
The Japanese Yen gained slightly against the US Dollar and the Chinese Yuan declined a tad during the Asian trading session on Monday, as China wants to narrow the scope of trade talks between the US.
According to the official results on Monday, Portugal's ruling Socialists Party has won the Parliamentary election without an outright majority.
Asian shares rose on Monday after the Labor Department report showed that the US unemployment rate plunged to 3.5%, a nearly 50-year low.
Oil prices edged lower on Monday, as traders and investors worried that the global economic slowdown would weigh on future crude oil demand.
The UK Brexit Minister Stephen Barclay said on Sunday that the United Kingdom could be flexible on the Northern Ireland veto power and the customs plan.
According to Attorney Mark Zaid, a second whistleblower has emerged with information about President Donald Trump's call with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
The Vodafone CEO Nick Read stated on Sunday that the company was conducting in the UK tests of the OpenRAN, technology for radio access network.