On Sunday, a group of ten US Republican Senators made a proposal for a compromise COVID-19 relief bill.
Chinese statistics published on Sunday revealed that the country's factory activity had increased in January despite a slow down caused by the resurgence of the coronavirus.
On Sunday, the United Kingdom formally applied to join the Trans-Pacific Trading Bloc, which would remove tariffs for exports to 11 countries.
On Saturday, Robinhood revealed that it had put limitations on various stock purchases due to its clearing house increasing deposit requirements ten-fold.
On Friday, the Reserve Bank of India proposed a ban of all private cryptocurrencies and the creation of a central bank managed cryptocurrency.
On Saturday, Reuters revealed that Robinhood and Reddit were protected from lawsuits by user agreements.
On Saturday, the Cuban government announced that from February 6, travellers visiting Cuba would be required to self-quarantine for a week.
On Saturday, the British-based online trading app IG Group announced that it would restrict trading on the US stocks GameStop Corp and AMC Entertainment due to high volatility in the market.
As reported by the Wall Street Journal on Saturday, the Argentine Economy Minister Martin Guzman is seeking for a $44 billion deal with the IMF to repay debt.
On Saturday, the Vietnamese Health Ministry approved AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine for domestic inoculation.
On January 29, the President of Philippine Rodrigo Duterte strengthened the anti-money laundering law ahead of the February 1 deadline set by the Financial Action Task Force.
On Saturday, the Iranian government imposed a two-week self-quarantine for travellers arriving from Europe.
On Saturday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry rejected any changes to the parties or negotiations on the nuclear deal.
The Economy Minister of Argentina Martin Guzman is planning to close a $44B deal with the International Monetary Fund by the end of spring, the Wall Street Journal announced on Saturday.
According to the US Commerce Department's report, the country's consumer spending decreased 0.2% in December mostly due to the pandemic restrictions.
The US trading company, IG Group, stated on Saturday that it would restrict opening new positions AMC Entertainment and GameStop Corp due to extreme turbulence in the market.
Reuters reported on Saturday that a bar owner in New York had put up his real estate on sale for either Bitcoin or Ethereum.
On Friday, China's Xiaomi filed a lawsuit in the Washington district court against the US Treasury and Defense Departments asking to remove the unlawful ban on its operations in the country.
Sara Nelson and Julie Hedrick, two American union leaders, stated on Friday that they would ask the Congress and the President to provide an additional $15B aid to the country's aviation sector.
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson noted on Saturday that the updated visa scheme would allow to attract qualified workforce from Hong Kong that could subsequently pretend for the British citizenship.
According to sources familiar with the matter, a number of huge American companies, such as Amazon.com and Walmart called Indian government not to tighten regulation on foreign investments for e-commerce companies.
On Friday, the US President Joe Biden stated that the US Congress needs to take action immediately on the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package proposal.
As reported by the US Commerce Department on Friday, US consumer spending tumbled by 0.2% last month.
According to a top official, the US President Joe Biden has picked Robert Malley, a veteran Middle East official, as special envoy for Iran.