The Portugal's public debt increased to €262.1B in April, an increase of 2.82% from the prior month, a statement published by the Portuguese central bank Banco de Portugal shows.
During Monday's European trading hours, crude oil prices traded steady, as there were no major announcements being made in regards to oil supply and demand.
On Monday, the London Stock Exchange revealed that it has discovered broad backing in the markets for a reduction of the trading day by 90 minutes.
Samsung Electronics announced on Monday it had begun building a new NAND flash memory chip production line in South Korea, as the coronavirus pandemic boosted demand for its servers and personal computers.
On Monday, the cosmetics maker Coty stated it had appointed the Chairman Peter Harf as a new CEO of the company, as it seeks to restructure its business.
On Monday, global stock indices surged and almost reached a three month high level, as countries began to re-open their economies.
Buffet-backed BYD, the Chinese electric vehicle maker, is set to supply Ford Motor with EV batteries, Reuters showed on Monday.
On Monday, the Australian Dollar rose as much as 1% to its three-month high of $0.6742, as investors focused on positive signs from the Chinese post-coronavirus economic recovery.
Amazon.com's CEO Jeff Bezos has selected the British digital freight forwarder Beacon for an investment, while Beacon reported it had raised more than $15M in the Series A fundraising, from the venture capital firm 8VC and investors including Bezos.
China's tech group Netease aims to attract about $2-$3B in one of the biggest equity deals this year, as it launches its secondary Hong Kong listing on Monday, according to Reuters.
According to the official manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index, manufacturing activity in China expanded at a slower rate in May.
According to the Bild am Sonntag weekly report, published on Sunday, the German economic stimulus programme could be worth $83B-$89B.
According to the Egyptian Tourism Ministry, Egypt's hotels working with an occupancy rate of 20%-22% to curb the spread of the coronavirus were fully booked by tourists.
On Sunday, the Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said that she agreed with the experts that the easing of the COVID-19 lockdown must be done carefully.
Russia stated it had no objection to earlier meeting of OPEC+ on June 4, instead of the initially planned gathering on June 9-10, Reuters reported on Sunday.
SpaceX Crew Dragon has delivered two NASA astronauts, Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, at the International Space Station under nearly 20 hours after the launch of the US space capsule.
On Sunday, Renault's Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard stated the carmaker would not close its Maubeuge factory in northern France, a few days after it announced 15K job cuts internationally as part of restructuring.
On Sunday, Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Dominic Raab said that the United Kingdom is taking the right step to ease the COVID-19 lockdown.
According to the official manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index, China's services activity grew at a faster pace in May.
According to the official manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index, factory activity in China expanded at a slower rate in May.
On Sunday, Spain's Prime Minister announced he would ask the Parliament to approve the state of emergency lockdown in the country until June 21, according to El Pais newspaper.
Elon Musk's SpaceX has launched two US astronauts into orbit this Saturday in a historic mission with the first NASA spaceflight from the US soil in the last nine years.
A spokesman to the Australian government stated on Sunday the country would welcome an invitation to join the Group of Seven, adding there had been contact about the matter between the US and Australia's Prime Minister.
The Maltese government stated on Sunday that it would reopen airport for civil flights starting from July 1.