On Thursday, Wall Street stock indices remained near record high levels, as the US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced that a trade deal with China is set to be signed in January.
Data published on Thursday revealed that US weekly jobless claims have dropped from the two year high level reached last week.
On Thursday, General Motors announced the recall of 900,000 brand new vehicles to address issues with brake software.
On Thursday, as the Democratic House of Representatives impeached US President Donald Trump, the financial markets did not react. This indicated that the political event is not set to change the economics of the US.
Research published by the ECB staff on Thursday revealed that the central bank could still decrease interest rates by going more into negative.
At the middle of Thursday's London trading session, crude oil prices trade near a three month high level.
On Thursday, the Chinese government announced a list of goods exempt from import tariffs. Among them were oil and chemical products from the US.
During Thursday's European trading hours, European stock indices traded flat. The flat trading was seen as a consolidation in the aftermath of previous gains.
On Thursday, the Bank of England admitted that the bank's feeds of press briefings have been leaking since earlier in 2019, handling market moving information to high speed traders.
Paulo Guedes, the Brazilian Economy Minister, said on Wednesday that Brazil has brought its public debt under control with tax reform and spending cuts.
Asian shares retreated from an eight-month high on Thursday, as investors and traders cashed out before of the holiday season trade.
On Thursday, the Australian Dollar edged higher after data suggested the country's unemployment rate has fallen. The Aussie climbed as high as $0.6883 during the morning hours of trading.
The UK advertising watchdog ruled that British American Tobacco must stop s e-cigarettes' advertising from any public accounts on Instagram, including influencers' accounts.
Broadcom was looking to sell one of the company's wireless chip units in order to go away from forte as chipmaker, the WSJ reported.
BMW AG and Daimler AG announced their plans to quit the North American car-sharing market and halt operations in New York, Montreal, Seattle and Vancouver.
Amazon.com, Alphabet's Google and Apple partnered to lay the groundwork for improving compatibility among companies' smart home devices.
On Wednesday, UK competition regulators announced that tougher regulation of online ads is needed to avoid negative consequences in online advertising.
On Wednesday, a report published by Reuters revealed that a majority of US fund managers expect global asset prices to surge during 2020.
On Wednesday, construction workers and farmers blocked roads in the Netherlands to protest latest changes in environmental protection rules.
During Wednesday's US trading session, the stock price of FedEx plummeted by 9.2%, experiencing the stock's worst day since September.
On Wednesday, the Financial Stability Board announced that it would survey national regulators on their progress to dump the Libor interest rate by the end of 2021.
During late Wednesday trading hours, global stock indices continued to fluctuate near record high levels, as the surge entered fifth session of gains.
Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot auto makers have agreed upon a $50 billion merger deal. The deal would result in a cost cut of $4.1 billion per annum.
On Wednesday, the Norwegian public broadcast company NRK reported that the Oil Minister of Norway Kjell-Boerge Freiberg is stepping down from his post.