During Wednesday's trading session, the Australian Dollar reached a two-month high against its peers. The surge was attached to China's economic growth in the Q1.
Crude oil prices extended its gains for the second consecutive trading session on Wednesday. The surge was attributed to strong demand for oil in China.
IMB reported a bigger-than-expected decline in revenue in the Q1, affected by tapering demand for mainframe computers and a stronger Dollar, sending the company's shares down nearly 3%.
Japan's exports declined for a fourth month in succession in March, as China-bound shipments dropped again, reinforcing higher anxiety that weak foreign demand is likely to knock the economy into contraction in the Q1.
The head of Eurogroup of the Euro Zone's financial ministers Mario Centeno urged on Tuesday German officials to use fiscal leeway to create an economic surge in the EU.
On Tuesday, the trial in which Apple and Qualcomm are expected to settle their disputes over iPhone processors begun. The trial is expected to reveal new information and influence stock prices.
On Tuesday, the US Federal Aviation Administrations announced that the Boeing 737 MAX software is operationally suitable. The announcement came after US President Donald Trump called for the Boeing issues to be solved.
During the US trading session on Tuesday Wall Street stock indices surged. The surge was caused by positive earnings reports being published during the day.
The German carmaker Daimler suspended its Mercedes-Benz's local sales franchise in China, as a complaint from a customer over dealership service had gone viral across social media.
Germany's Manager Magazin reported on Tuesday that ING Groep approached Commerzbank over a potential merger deal; however, Commerzbank's CEO Martin Zielke declined to enter the formal talks.
On Tuesday, Caesars Entertainment, the US casino operator, has appointed Anthony Rodio as the corporation's Chief Executive Officer, after facing pressure to sell itself from the activist investor Carl Icahn.
Sberbank's head German Gref stated on Tuesday that he could not provide a confirmation for talks with the Azeri state energy group Socar over the Antipinsky oil refinery potential sale.
Johnson & Johnson topped its Q1 profit forecasts due to higher sales as the company's pharmaceuticals unit, sending its shares up 1.8% to $139.
Italy's Atlantia denied it was in talks with the railways firm Ferrovie dello Stato about potential involvement in the struggling carrier Alitalia's rescue, the infrastructure group chairman assured on Tuesday.
Lufthansa reported on Tuesday it faced an operating loss worth $380M for its Q1, hurt by excess capacity in the EU and rising fuel costs, the news that sent the carrier's shares down 1% at 0925 GMT.
Kingspan, the Irish insulation company, has made a €700M proposal for the flexible and insulation foams divisions of the Belgian company Recticel, it announced on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, UnitedHealth Group reported its Q1 profit topped analysts' forecasts, raising its current year's earnings estimates, sending company's shares up 3% on the news.
The US manufacturing production remained unchanged last month, following two straight monthly declines that caused the biggest quarterly decrease in output since 2017.
BlackRock reported on Tuesday its Q1 profit beat analysts' expectations with a drop to $1.05B or $6.61 for a share, while analysts forecast a net income of $6.13 for a share.
Shares of the Italian payments company Nexi dropped 6% on their Milan stock exchange's debut and were trading at €8.44 by 1030 GMT, below the price range set last week, raising about €2.0B.
The former KKR head David Liu's DCP Capital announced on Tuesday it had attracted $2.5B in the US dollar and yuan funds debut, granting the PE firm firepower to make an investment in Greater China.
Ford Motor's China joint venture Changan Automobile Group is expecting a sales rebound by the current year's end as the US carmaker boosts its product line in the Asian country.
Polish officials announced on Tuesday that Huawei might not be banned from 5G development in Poland. Previously, a ban was expected. The changes were announced after it was discovered that mobile operators will experience large cost increases, if Huawei is excluded.
On Tuesday, as the European Central Bank policymakers revealed that they doubt that economic growth will recover in the second half of 2019. The announcement caused a drop of the Euro and European bonds.