On Sunday, the Chinese government began to impose additional tariffs from 5% to 10% on 1,717 items that are imported from the US.
On Sunday, the Sunday Telegraph reported that the top Brexit negotiator of the European Union Michael Barnier is pessimistic about reaching a Brexit deal.
On Saturday, the US Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders proposed the cancelation of $81 billion worth of medical debt.
On Saturday, as clashes between protestors and the police continued in Hong Kong, commerce centres were kept close, hurting the local economy.
On Sunday, South Korean export data was published. The data revealed that exports have declined for nine consecutive months.
According to the National Development and Reform Commission, China's logistics sector showed 5.9% growth in first half of 2019.
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) reported on Saturday a 5% net profit growth in H1.
According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, the country's unemployment rate fell to 11.8%, though it was not supported by an increase in formal employment.
The US Energy Secretary Rick Perry stated on Saturday that the US has agreed to help Poland and Ukraine to lower their dependency from Russian gas supplies.
On Saturday, the Finance Minister of the United Kingdom announced that contrary to various reports he has a fantastic relationship with the Prime Minister.
On Saturday, Iranian officials stated that the United States have been flexible in regards to licensing Iranian crude oil sales.
On Saturday, Murat Cetinkaya of Bora Istanbul and Oguzhan Ozbas officially were appointed as deputy governors of the central bank of Turkey.
On Friday, the account of the CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey was breached. The hacker managed to send out public tweets and retweets to followers before being secured.
In the aftermath of US officials revealing that Volkswagen software overstates fuel economy, the company is set to repay damages to 98,000 customers.
On Friday, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced that Volkswagen auto software overstated fuel economy on 98,000 vehicles.
On Friday, Reuters revealed that the US Federal Trade Commission has fined Google $200 million for violations of privacy at YouTube.
On Friday, crude oil price benchmarks declined, as US crude declined as much as three percent. Despite the decline, the commodity's price increased on a weekly scale.
According to a report released on Friday, the Bank of China (BOC) has approved nearly $140B of credit for the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
The China's National Bureau of Statistics reported on Saturday that the country's manufacturing PMI fell by 0.2 points in August, reaching 49.5.
On Friday, the head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Ajit Pai got an approval from his colleagues regarding a $6.4B merger of Nexstar Media and Tribune Media.
According to official data published on Saturday, the China's non-manufacturing PMI increased by 0.1 points in August, reaching 53.8.
On Friday, General Motors stated that the company has cut around 350 jobs in its Thailand subsidiary's operations.
Xiaomi Corp, the Chinese smartphone maker, announced on Friday that it has decided to terminate the proposed CDR offering in order to focus on its business development.
Wall Street's main indexes edged higher on Friday, buoyed by an easing of US-China trade rhetoric. The benchmark S&P 500 index is now at 3% off its record high, hit in late July.