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New Zealand posted a seasonally adjusted current account deficit of NZ$2.16 billion in the second quarter of 2013, Statistics New Zealand said on Wednesday.

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Greece's current account surplus for July increased from a year ago, boosted by the first tranche of bailout funds from the European Central Bank, data released by the Bank of Greece showed on Wednesday.

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Housing starts in the U.S. rose by much less than anticipated in the month of August, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday, which also unexpectedly showed a sharp drop in building permits. The report said housing starts rose 0.9 percent to an annual rate of 891,000 in August from the downwardly revised July estimate of 883,000.

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Housing starts in the U.S. rose by much less than expected in the month of August, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday, which also unexpectedly showed a sharp drop in building permits.

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Japan saw a merchandise trade deficit of 960.3 billion yen in August, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday.

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New Zealand's gross domestic product collected 0.2 percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the previous three months, Statistics New Zealand said on Thursday.

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The State Secretariat For Economic Affairs on Thursday raised Switzerland's economic projections for 2013 and 2014 citing strong domestic demand.

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Pointing to more pep in the pace of economic activity in the near term, the Conference Board released a report on Thursday showing that its index of leading U.S. economic indicators rose by slightly more than expected in the month of August. The Conference Board said its leading economic index rose by 0.7 percent in August following a revised 0.5 percent increase in July and no change in June.

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Manufacturing activity in the mid-Atlantic region picked up in September, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on Thursday, with the index of regional manufacturing activity jumping to its highest level in over two years.

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India's central bank unexpectedly lifted its benchmark repo rate by a quarter point to contain inflation, while also partially reversing some of the emergency measures taken recently to support the rupee after the Federal Reserve postponed the tapering of bond purchases. At his maiden monetary policy meeting held on Friday, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan raised the repo rate.

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