The ECB board member Benoit Coeure saw a reasonable chance that the €2.55 trillion stimulus program is unlikely to be extended again in September when expires.
Newly appointed Austria's Minister of Finance announced his intention to present a composite budget for 2018-2019 years, with nearly €2.5B saving next year.
The Russian Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Alexei Navaly, Russian opposition leader, against a decision to bar him from participating in the 2018 presidential election.
According to the local media, nationwide pro-government rallies took place in Iran on Saturday, just a day after price protests turned political in a number of cities.
The Chinese State Administration of Foreign Exchange said on Saturday it would cap foreign withdrawals using Chinese bank cards in an attempt to target illegal money movement.
The Turkish EU Ministry said that a great portion of the EU funds supposed to be spent on Syrian refugees' needs is not being used actively.
On Saturday, the Kremlin said that the Russian President Vladimir Putin assured his Syrian counterpart that Russia would support Syria's efforts to protect its sovereignty.
According to Deutsche Bank's CEO John Cryan, the bank is set to resume its normal system of variable compensation and raise salaries in certain departments.
On Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported that Chinese authorities have recovered around $112M in misappropriated poverty relief funds.
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil has formally accused eight ex-executives of Petroleo Brasileiro oil company of corruption.
For the fourth straight week, Palestinians took to the streets in Gaza and West Bank to protest against Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
The US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said he eyed a larger American civilian presence in Syria, as the combat against the IS nears its end and it is important to make sure militants do not return.
The White House reported it was preparing for the next week's talks with congressional leaders on various domestic issues needed to be wrapped up in early 2018.
France-based plane producer Airbus stated that it finalised a $50B order for the company's 430 A320neo series jets with the US private equity firm Indigo Partners.
China's Central Bank stated that it would gradually increase the third-party payment firms' reserve fund ratio to 50% by April next year, from a current 20% rate.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary stated that it was early for the Central Bank to quit its ultra-loose monetary stimulus program, the Nikkei reported.
Citigroup is likely to leave a 14-year-old agreement among the largest security brokerages of Wall Street to not sue the rival, when a broker changes firm.
Germany's consumer prices increased by an anticipated 1.8% on average this year, the highest annual gains since 2012, the Federal Statistical Office revealed on Friday.
Morocco's state-run phosphate firm OCP and ADNOC inked a long-term agreement to supply of granulated sulphur, local media said.
IAG, the owner of British Airways, announced that it is set to buy Niki, the insolvent Austria's holiday airline owned by Air Berlin, for €20M and provide extra liquidity of nearly €16.5M.
Gold extended growth to a three-month high, revealing the strongest annual increase since 2010 on the Greenback boost, political tensions and concerns over the Fed rate hike impact.
The US President Donald Trump urged the country's Postal Service to charge more for Amazon shipments, following his criticism over the online retail major.
India and the World Bank inked a $40M loan pact for a development project aimed to increase tourism-related benefits in the country's northern state.
The Central Bank of Egypt repaid nearly $2B in debt to the Africa's Export-Import Bank and other international bodies, state-owned media agency said.