According to the Beige Book published by the Fed, the US job market remained tight with an increasing demand for qualified workers and labour shortage in certain sectors.
On Wednesday, the United Nations Security Council called for an implementation of ceasefire across Syria, expressing its concerns regarding Syria's humanitarian situation.
On Wednesday, new IKEA CFO Juvencio Maeztu stated that the company will raise or maintain the already high investments level in the nearest few years as IKEA is adapting to fast-changing consuming habits.
An official of French Ministry of Finance claimed that France is not ready to accept the proposal of Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn to let Nissan acquire French government's share in the carmaker Renault.
On Wednesday, Kraft Heinz Co launched an incubator platform Springboard for beverage and food startups, focusing on supporting developing brands which make healthy and experimental products.
The Bank of Canada announced its decision to keep the key interest rate unchanged at 1.25%, as expected, citing trade policy as an important source of uncertainty.
Renault and the company's alliance partner Nissan were considering closer conjunction in which Japan's carmaker would buy the bulk of France's 15% Renault holding.
The ADP report showed that private employers in the United States added 235K positions in February, far above expectations for a 195K gain.
The Canadian trade deficit narrowed more than anticipated in January, as imports stepped back from a record high, while exports slumped by most in the six-month period.
The UK largest automakers such as Jaguar Land Rover warned the Prime Minister Theresa May their car plants were likely to become more expensive and harder to run after Britain's exit from the EU.
On Wednesday, Abercrombie & Fitch reported better-than-expected sales in the holiday quarter, boosted by a strong demand for its Hollister apparel, sending the company's shares up 4% to $22.15.
According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the US trade deficit jumped to $56.6B in January, following the prior month's $53.9B reading.
Goldman Sachs put over dozen of its London-based sales, trading and banking employees on notice for move to Frankfurt in the coming weeks amid Brexit.
On Wednesday, the European Union offered a free trade agreement to Britain with the much more limited access and cooperation for its banks, than London had expected.
Exxon Mobil is expecting its earnings will more than double within the next six-seven years to $31B at the current oil prices.
The US State Secretary Rex Tillerson held talks with his counterparts from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia over the April's Baltic summit that should take place in Washington and Russia's ties with its neighbours.
Germany's government expressed grave concerns over the resignation of the President Donald Trump's Chief Economic Adviser Gary Cohn, caused by the plan to impose tariffs on steel imports.
After Donald Trump's top anti tariff advisor Gary Cohn quit on Tuesday economic nationalists have gained the upper hand, as reported by Reuters.
The chief of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde on Wednesday warned about the economic impact that US import tariffs would create to the global economy.
Royal Bank of Scotland reached a $500M settlement with the State of New York over the sold mortgage securities, which contributed to the global financial crisis in 2008.
The leaders of Russia and Turkey Vladimir Putin and Tayyip Erdogan were discussing Syria's situation in the Eastern Ghouta and Turkish operation in Afrin during their phone call.
The US President Donald Trump is set to appoint new Chief Economic Adviser any time soon to replace Gary Cohn, who has recently announced his resignation.
The former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi stated on Wednesday he would support the League eurosceptic partner's leader amid his intention to form a government.
On Tuesday, the Venezuelan Vice President Tareck El Aissami announced the country would sell its petro cryptocurrency to private firms via the Dicom forex platform in the coming weeks.