The US import prices marked their weakest gain in five months, rising 0.1% in December, amid decreasing costs for consumer goods and food.
Statistics Canada reported that the value of the country's building permits fell more than anticipated 7.7% in November deu to fewer intentions for industrial and commercial buildings.
The US wholesale inventories rose more than anticipated 0.8% in November, indicating that inventory investment is likely to contribute to the country's economic growth in the Q4.
The ONS data revealed that Britain's goods trade deficit widened to £12.2B in the month of November, despite expectations for narrowing to £10.7B.
Britain's manufacturing production increased 0.4% in November, fostering the yearly growth of 2.5%, the Office for National Statistics stated.
French industrial production dropped 0.5% in November, following a downwardly revised 1.7% gain in the prior month, the INSEE report showed.
On Wednesday, Poland's new Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki stated that the country hoped for de-escalation of tensions with the EU bloc by a further dialogue.
The US President Donald Trump told his South Korea's counterpart Moon Jae-in that he was open to a dialogue with North Korea, the South's authorities reported on Wednesday.
The US Senate committee's chairman called on Apple to report on the company's disclosure that it had slowed the older iPhones with flagging batteries.
Catalonia's pro-independence parties agreed to support the self-exiled former leader Carles Puigdemont as region's President in a new attempt to split from Spain that is likely to happen this year.
Uber Technologies has reached a $3M settlement with New York driver who filed a suit against the ride-hailing company accusing it of docking extra fees from their fares.
According to the UN human rights chief, Syria's government forces killed no less than 85 civilians in attacks against the Eastern Ghouta besieged rebel-held enclave since December 31.
Russian Defence Ministry called Turkey‘s military to severe control over Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone, following an attack of drones on Russia's bases last week.
On Wednesday, British information regulator stated it had fined Carphone Warehouse £400K, following a cyber attack in 2015 that exposed over 3M customer personal data.
The finance minister of Indonesia has announced that the regional elections of the country will not affect the ongoing economic reform program.
Various institutional investors have announced that they will continue to back Ryanair after various mess ups during 2017.
According to a Treasury source, Iran and Italy will sign a €5.0B investment agreement on Thursday whereby Italy will help the country's firms invest in Iran.
On Wednesday, Malaysia clinched a deal with the US seabed exploration company to pay up to $70M, if it finds Malaysia Airlines' missing aircraft MH370 within three months of embarking on a new search.
On Tuesday, Microsoft stated that its software security patches guarding against microchip flaws noticeably slowed down the older Intel processors of some servers and personal computers.
On Wednesday, an ivory trader of Hong Kong who was fined for illegal ivory possession resigned from the government advisory panel, as he seeks to protect endangered species.
The stock of Eastman Kodak was as high as $6.65 on Tuesday, after the photography giant unveiled launching a "KODAKCoin" cryptocurrency for photographers.
On Tuesday, the San Francisco judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration move to end the DACA programme that was shielding young immigrants from deportation.
France's President Emmanuel Macron stated on Wednesday that the China contract for 184 Airbus A320s aircarft would be finalised soon.
The Nissan, Mitsubishi and Renault carmakers are launching a venture capital fund, planning to invest a $1B in the following five years.