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Japan had a merchandise trade surplus of 113.642 billion yen in August, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.

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Euro area economic recovery is now firm and broad-based, and the latest data suggest the momentum is set to continue in the period ahead, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said Monday.

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Activity in the U.S. service sector grew at a notably faster rate in the month of September, the Institute for Supply Management revealed in a report on Wednesday. The ISM said its non-manufacturing index jumped to 59.8 in September from 55.3 in August.

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Reflecting the impact of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the Labor Department released a report on Friday showing an unexpected decrease in employment in the U.S. in the month of September.

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The global economic upswing is strengthening and has become broad-based, presenting a window of opportunity for policymakers for reforms, but the recovery is still incomplete and may not last forever, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday.

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Members of the Reserve Bank of Australia said that the country's economy was growing in line with expectations, minutes from the bank's October 3 meeting revealed on Tuesday.

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China's gross domestic product expanded 1.7 percent on quarter in the third quarter of 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.

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Inflation in Australia was up 0.6 percent on quarter in the third quarter of 2017, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.

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As the 19th Party Congress in Beijing drew to a close, the serious business of figuring out what it all means began. China watchers the world over have tended to focus on the question of the leadership and future succession, but China's economy and stalled reform program is also clearly important.

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Producer prices in the U.S. increased by more than expected in the month of October, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Tuesday.

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