Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said he was "firmly optimistic" the government would reach an agreement with European creditors by the end of April.
China's economic growth pace slowed to the lowest in six years in the beginning of 2015, while weakness in major sectors pointed to a further loss of momentum for the world's second-biggest economy.
The Bank of Canada maintained its key interest rate on hold and said effect from an oil-price shock may be waning.
Consumer confidence in Australia dropped for a second consecutive month in April, reinforcing the view the Reserve Bank of Australia should consider further rate cuts.
US industrial production dropped more than expected in March and posted the first quarterly fall since the end of the Great Recession.
After being briefly interrupted by a protestor chanting "end ECB dictatorship", Mario Draghi, ECB President, said that there were signs that a recently launched quantitative easing programme supported the Euro zone economic recovery.
Chinese banks issued new yuan loans of 1.18 trillion yuan or $189.97 billion in March, up from 1.02 trillion yuan month before, beating expectations of 1.03 trillion yuan, the People's Bank of China reported.
Business confidence in Australia rebounded in March from its near two-year lows due to February's cash rate cut and an end to federal government leadership uncertainty.
British inflation remained at its all-time low in March, as gas prices continued to weigh on cost of living in the UK, while prices for clothes and shoes broke with the usual pattern.
US retail sales rebounded in March as consumers stepped up purchases of cars and other goods, adding to signs that a precipitous slowdown in growth in the beginning of the year was temporary.
The Euro zone industrial production increased markedly more than expected in February, reinforcing the view the ECB's massive stimulus measures are already bearing fruit.
Business confidence in New Zealand fell in the three months through March, but companies remained optimistic, NZIER reported.
The annual rate of consumer price inflation in the UK is predicted to have remained unchanged at 0% in March, whereas some economists argue the rate slid further into the deflationary territory as the effects of steep declines in energy and food prices early this year could peak in March.
The US top-notch credit rating was approved by Fitch Ratings Inc., which referred to the resilience of the world's number one economy, capital markets and status as the issuer of the world's reserve currency.
European Central Bank officials meeting on Wednesday will consider possible further emergency funding for Greece's banks.
China's exports unexpectedly plummeted in March, deepening concerns about faltering growth of the world's second biggest economy.
UKThe Old Lady of Threadneedle Street, also known as the Bank of England, left its monetary policy unchanged at the April meeting to see whether a decline in inflation is temporary or exacerbates and turns into a threat for the UK economy. In the last interest rate decision before the general election on May 7, the central bank maintained its
China's consumer inflation remained steady in March, showing little sign that the Chinese government's easing measures to date have considerably cut worrisome deflationary pressure.
Industrial production in Britain barely grew in February, as a rise in manufacturing activity was outweighed by a decline in oil and gas.
Janet Yellen, Fed Chairwoman, has found herself in a difficult situation, as a gap in views on a timing of the first interest rate hike in almost a decade continues to widen.
France, the Euro zone's second biggest economy, saw its industrial production remaining flat in February, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. Analysts, however, had expected a 0.1% decline.
Canada's building permits declined to the lowest level in almost a year, falling for the second consecutive month in February, led by drops in the institutional and commercial components of the non-residential sector.
The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street, also known as the Bank of England, left its monetary policy unchanged at the April meeting to see whether a decline in inflation is temporary or exacerbates and turns into a threat for the UK economy.
Following last week's disappointing non-farm payrolls data, the latest report on weekly jobless claims confirmed signs of deterioration in the US labour market.