Australia's retail sales rose in January, adding to signs that consumer spending is gradually increasing in response to lower interest rates.
The Bank of Canada decided to maintain its overnight interest rate unchanged at 0.75% following a shocking move to cut borrowing costs in January.
The Bank of England opted to keep the interest rate unchanged in March, marking six years since policy makers reduced borrowing costs to all-time low levels to help the UK economy recover from a deep recession.
The number of Americans filling new claims for unemployment benefits rose in the week ended February 28, breaking above 300,000 threshold.
The European Central Bank will start its quantitative easing programme as soon as next Monday, March 9, Mario Draghi, central bank Governor announced on Thursday.
The Australian economy experienced a tepid growth in the fourth quarter, marking the slowest annual pace of growth last year, adding to the case of further RBA actions in the coming months to revive the economy.
Business activity in China's services sector rose last month after declining to the lowest level in six months in January, suggesting a modest recovery outside the manufacturing sector.
Activity growth in the British services sector unexpectedly slowed last month, but still remained strong at the beginning of the year.
US private employers added more than 200,000 workers to payrolls in February for the 13th consecutive month, in a latest sign that strong hiring should underpin the world's number one economy this year.
While the ECB's quantitative easing has not been launched yet, it seems that the Euro zone's economy has started to gradually recover.
The Reserve Bank of Australia kept the official cash rate on hold, but highlighted that further monetary policy easing is possible in the coming months in order to fuel growth in demand and inflation.
The Canadian economy grew more than expected in the December quarter, albeit at a slower pace than in the preceding three-month period.
Switzerland's economy slowed less than expected in the fourth quarter of 2014, supported by government and consumer spending.
The British construction sector experienced the strongest growth in four months, led by increases in new orders and supported by easier credit conditions and a low interest rate environment.
A flurry positive data came out on Tuesday from the Euro zone countries. In Germany, retail sales surged at the fastest pace in seven years in January, adding to hopes that private consumption will support growth of the region's powerhouse.
China's central bank unexpectedly announced interest rates cut on Saturday for the second time in less than four months, in a new attempt to stimulate flagging growth in the world's second biggest economy.
Canada reported the biggest current account deficit in a year in the fourth quarter, as declining energy exports affected the country's trade balance.
The Confederation of British Industry expected the UK economy to grow strongly in the next three months, though at a slightly slower pace compared with the same period last year.
Fed's preferred gauge of US consumer prices dropped in January partly due to lower oil prices, undershooting the central bank's goal of 2% annual inflation for the 33rd straight month.
Inflation in the currency bloc rebounded somewhat in February from the recent six-year low, moving closer to positive territory.
New Zealand business confidence rose in February to the highest level in seven month, as recent rise in dairy prices brightened mood in the agricultural sector, while low interest rates boost hiring and investment expectations.
Japan's industrial output increased more than expected in January from a month earlier, led by stronger exports to Asia and the US. Industrial production in the world's third biggest economy surged 4.0%, following the 0.8% growth in December and marking the fastest rate of rise since mid-2011, when production soared 6.2%.
British wage growth started to accelerate and this trend will feed through to greater inflationary pressures at some point, meaning the UK central bank will have to consider raising interest rates, Monetary Policy Committee member Kristin Forbes said. Forbes also denied that the UK economy was falling into a period of deflation.
US economic growth rose more than expected in the fourth quarter, according to the preliminary data.