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Moldova's producer price inflation increased in July, after easing in the previous two months, data released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Tuesday.

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Belgium's consumer confidence rose for the fifth consecutive month in August, to its highest level in 15 months, survey data from the National Bank of Belgium showed on Tuesday.

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The Indian rupee was steady on Wednesday after recovering from Tuesday's all-time low, with the recovery attributed to a speculated intervention by the Reserve Bank of India. Meanwhile, the currency showed little reaction to a Reserve Bank of India plan announced late Tuesday to ease liquidity in a bid to cap a surge in long term yields. The rupee traded at 63.35 against dollar on Wednesday.

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A leading indicator for Australian economic activity continued to signal solid above-trend growth for the economy in the coming months, though the annualized growth rate of the index has eased to a seven-month low, a key survey revealed Wednesday. The Westpac and the Melbourne Institute said that the annualized growth rate of its leading index was 3.6 percent in June.

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Chinese manufacturing activity bounced back from contraction territory in August, as new orders recovered, preliminary results of a survey by Markit Economics and HSBC revealed Thursday. The flash HSBC purchasing managers' index rose to 50.1 in August from a 11-month low of 47.7 in July. Economists had expected the index to increase to 48.2. Readings above 50 indicate expansion of the sector.

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Germany confirmed its robust recovery during the second quarter, with domestic spending and investment boosting growth to the fastest pace since the start of 2012. The economy expanded as initially estimated by 0.7 percent in the second quarter from the previous three-month period, detailed results published by Destatis showed Friday.

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The rebound in exports and strong investment helped the U.K. economy to recover at a faster-than-initially-estimated pace in the second quarter. The economy expanded 0.7 percent sequentially in the second quarter, the Office for National Statistics said Friday. The rate exceeded the initial estimate of 0.6 percent and the first quarter's 0.3 percent expansion.

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New home sales in the U.S. fell by much more than anticipated in the month of July, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Friday, which also showed a substantial downward revision to the data for June. The report said new home sales tumbled 13.4 percent to an annual rate of 394,000 in July from the revised June rate of 455,000.

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New home sales in the U.S. fell by much more than anticipated in the month of July, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Friday, which also showed a substantial downward revision to the data for June.

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Eurozone consumer confidence increased more-than-expected in August to its highest level since mid-2011, preliminary data from the European Commission showed on Friday.

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