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Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Glenn Stevens said Tuesday that the Australian dollar is most likely to come down at some point in future, as the current exchange rate position is not supported by costs and productivity. "The foreign exchange market is perhaps another area in which investors should take care," he said during speech in Sydney.

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Home prices in major U.S. metropolitan areas rose by more than expected in the month of August, according to a report released by Standard & Poor's on Tuesday. The report said the S&P/Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Home Price Index rose by a seasonally adjusted 0.9 percent in August following a 0.6 percent increase in July.

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With the government shutdown weighing on expectations, the Conference Board released a report on Tuesday showing a substantial deterioration in U.S. consumer confidence in the month of October.The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index tumbled to 71.2 in October from an upwardly revised 80.2 in September. Economists had been expecting the index to fall to 75.0.

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Industrial production in Japan climbed a seasonally adjusted 1.5 percent in September compared to the previous month, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in Wednesday's preliminary reading - reversing the previous month's contraction.

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Consumer prices in the U.S. rose in line with economist estimates in the month of September, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Wednesday. The Labor Department said its consumer price index rose by 0.2 percent in September after inching up by 0.1 percent in August. The modest price growth matched economist estimates.

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Export prices in Australia climbed 4.2 percent in the third quarter of 2013 compared to the previous three months, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.

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In index measuring consumer confidence in the United Kingdom came in with a score of -11 in October, the latest barometer from GfK revealed on Thursday.

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World's six major central banks announced on Thursday that they are converting the existing temporary bilateral currency swap lines into permanent ones that will be tapped to boost liquidity at times of financial crisis.

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France's consumer spending declined unexpectedly in September, down for a second consecutive month, data released by the statistical office INSEE showed on Thursday.

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Chicago-area business activity unexpectedly grew at a substantially accelerated rate in the month of October, according to a report released by MNI Indicators on Thursday. MNI Indicators said the Chicago Business Barometer jumped to 65.9 in October from 55.7 in September, with a reading above 50 indicating growth in Chicago-area business activity.

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