The trade surplus of Germany, the largest economy in the single currency union, widened more than expected in June.
Swiss annual growth of consumer prices was flat in July compared to a previous year, ending a streak of year-on-year negative inflation, stretching back to September 2011, when the Swiss Franc was trading around record high and the SNB decided to impose a cap versus the single currency.
During this week's report, the Statistics NZ has released the full suite of quarterly labour market data during one day for the time.
During the BoE press conference Governor Mark Carney pledged not to raise borrowing costs until the unemployment rate falls to 7% or below.
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans, who is considered as the most vocal proponents of record monetary accommodation, said there are already signs of improvement in the labour market, suggesting that a tapering of Fed's third round of quantitative easing in September is possible.
Industrial output in Europe's powerhouse rebounded in June, expanding at the fastest pace in almost two years, in a signs the manufacturing sector will be powering growth once again in German economy.
In signs of weakening economic growth the Reserve Bank of Australia led by the Governor Glenn Stevens damped expectations of more series of rate-cut after reducing its benchmark interest rate to a record low in attempt to boost the economy.
It seems that the phase of so-called "slowest exports recovery" since World War II in Canada is moving to an end, as the nation's trade deficit shrank more than expected in June, supported by a strong rebound in exports, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.
British manufacturing sector continued benefiting from low interest rates and rising prices, posting a bigger-than-expected monthly gain in July, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed Tuesday.
The trade gap of the world's largest economy shrank more than initially expected in June, reaching the lowest level since October 2009, supported by strong exports and a drop in imports.
The volume of factory orders in Europe's powerhouse jumped by the most in eight months, amid growing evidence the 17-nation's bloc is finally recovering from its longest-ever recession.
Sales at Australian retailers showed no change in June, as demand showed signs of slacking off in the country, as worries the economy is heading into a recession phase bruised consumers' mood.
Ahead of Wednesday's monetary policy statement and Thursday's press conference, economists pointed out the Bank of Japan is most likely to keep monetary policy on hold, as its unprecedented quantitative easing and a set of measures, introduced by the government, also known as "Abenomics", are spreading through the economy.
The pace of growth of Britain's service sector accelerated to the fastest since 2006, cementing expectations the economy is gathering momentum.
Services sector in the world's largest economy expanded last month at the fastest pace in five months, another sign the economy will gather momentum after slowing the last three quarter.
Another signs the 17-nation bloc is finally starting to recover from its longest-ever recession came out on Monday, as figures showed that activity in service sector contracted at slowest pace in 18 months, while retail sales fell less than expected.
Switzerland's key manufacturing output surged to a two-year high last month, as production increased sharply and the situation in the labour market improved, suggesting the economy may outpace analysts' projections for the second quarter growth.
Australian authorities said Friday the nation's budget deficit will blow out to A$30.1 billion dollars this fiscal year and revenues are tumbling, as the government unveiled a pre-election budget that includes a controversial plan to implement tax on bank deposits.
A wave of optimism is sweeping Britain's construction sector, which expanded at the fastest rate in more than three years in July, as government measures boosted property demand.
A bunch of mixed economic data was released on Friday, as U.S. employers added fewer workers than expected in July, the jobless rate fell more than estimated, while the recent 1.5% growth in factory orders gives the Fed more room to keep the quantitative easing at high velocity for longer than predicted.
The number of people out of work in Europe's fourth largest economy dropped for the fifth consecutive month in July, decreasing pressure on the government and adding to evidence of a nascent economic recovery.
As always Thursday was a determinate day last week, as policy makers across Europe were holding their policy meeting, as well as important statistical data from the U.S. was unveiled in the same day. However, all other days were full of important releases as well.
Manufacturing activity in Australia continues to suffer, contracting for the 25th consecutive month in July, suggesting record-low borrowing costs and a decline in the currency failed to boost exports and domestic demand, raising concern additional stimulus may be needed to boost growth in the country.
The Bank of Japan's transcripts of previous policy meetings, which were disclosed this week, unveiled that a strong sense of crisis was stressed out the BoJ's chief during the extraordinary meeting in March 2003.