A measure of change in the price of services purchased by Japanese corporations, showed a steady pace last month, albeit it was unchanged from the previous month, the Bank of Japans said Monday.
During a speech in Nottingham on Wednesday the Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is expected to reaffirm his commitment to keep borrowing costs at record low until more than 750,000 new jobs are created. Meanwhile, that is not expected to happen earlier than 2016.
Demand for big-ticket U.S. goods sank the most since August 2012, raising concerns manufacturing will be slow to strengthen.
Confidence among Eurozone consumers is posed to climb to its highest level in 17 months in August, reinforcing a view that currency bloc's recovery is gaining steam, recovering from its record-long recession.
Canada's annual inflation rate surged for the third consecutive month in July to 1.3% after hitting 1.2% in June, while still lagging the 1.4% expected by economists.
In the heated debate over whether Japanese authorities should increase sales tax as the economy is gathering steam, everyone agrees on one thing- a jump in taxes would add more pressure on the Bank of Japan, which is already in the midst of its unprecedented monetary expansion.
The pace of growth of Britain's economy in the second quarter has been upwardly revised on Friday, as activity at construction and manufacturing sectors as well as strong trade figures provided a boost to domestic economy.
An annual symposium at Jackson Hole was ended in Saturday, with Federal Reserve officials standing on track to start scaling back one of the most massive economic stimulus programme, but remained indecisive about the timing of the move.
A sharp rebound in Europe's largest economy in the second quarter, boosted by a pickup in investment and robust consumption, is dispersing clouds from the struggling Eurozone.
Last week financial market were shaken by a series of important economic releases as well as announcements from the world's central banks.
Thursday's data is reinforcing a view it is not the easiest time to be a retailer in Canada, as retail sales across the country dropped by the most this year, due to flooding in Alberta and a construction strike in Quebec, which both disrupted spending, adding to sings the economy shrank during the last month.
Swiss trade surplus, a difference between imported and exported goods, fell more than expected last month, the latest report from the Federal Customs Administration unveiled Thursday.
A smooth and stable economic recovery is not yet assured, while the U.K. central bank has not ruled out additional stimulus measure, the BoE's top policymaker Martin Weale said Thursday.
A bunch of rather optimistic than negative data from the U.S. was published on Thursday, showing further improvement in housing market and manufacturing sector, while the labour market is still sending mixed signals.
Another bright spot from Europe came out on Thursday, as activity in services sector expanded for the first time in 19 months, while the overall business activity grew at the fastest pace in 26 months, reinforcing a view the 17-nation economy is finally starting to gain momentum.
Australia's Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI), which includes several economic indicators to try to forecast the nation's economy direction, inched down in June.
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda supports Shinzo Abe's plan to raise the sales tax, as the world's third largest economy is strong enough to withstand a possible hike, backing the measure before commission meet next week to discuss the impact on economic growth.
British public sector net borrowing increased last month, leading to a first budget deficit since 2010, despite predictions of a budget surplus.
The number of sales of previously owned homes in the U.S. soared to the highest level since November 2009, as more buyers entered the market before the expected increase in mortgage rates.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble warned out that Greece is likely to ask for another bailout in order to plug a forthcoming funding gap, just weeks before German crucial national elections.
Canada wholesale sales, which is a leading indicator of consumer spending, dropped unexpectedly in June, falling from a record high a month earlier, led by farming and building supplies, data from Statistics Canada showed.
Economic activity in the world's third largest economy unexpectedly shrank under Shinzo Abe's stimulus policies in June, as economy decelerated more than expected in the second quarter, a release by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed Tuesday.
Amid renewed economic optimism Britain's medium-sized companies are planning to increase their investment over the coming year, a survey of executive directors at more than 200 mid-cap listed companies by Edison Investment Research showed this week.
Five years have passed since one of the most costly financial crises in the history of the world's largest economy, and 18 country's largest banks are still falling short in at least one of five areas crucial to risk management and capital planning.