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Australia saw a current account deficit of A$9.35 billion in the second quarter of 2013, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday, down 7 percent on quarter.

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Switzerland's economy expanded more-than-expected in the second quarter largely due to positive contributions from private spending and investment. Real gross domestic product expanded 0.5 percent sequentially, figures published by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) showed Tuesday.

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Romania's producer prices rose at a slower pace in July, after accelerating in the previous month, data released by the National Institute of Statistics showed on Tuesday.

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Construction spending in the U.S. rose by more than expected in the month of July, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Tuesday, with an increase in spending on private construction more than offsetting a drop in spending on public construction.

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After reporting the biggest monthly jump in manufacturing activity in seventeen years in the previous month, the Institute for Supply Management released a report on Tuesday showing that manufacturing activity expanded at an even faster rate in August. The ISM said its purchasing managers index edged up to 55.7 in August from 55.4 in July.

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Australia will on Wednesday release Q2 figures for gross domestic product, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.

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Australia's gross domestic economy climbed a seasonally adjusted 0.6 percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the previous three months, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday. The headline figure was unchanged from the previous quarter, but it beat forecasts for an increase of 0.5 percent.

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Australia's gross domestic economy expanded by a seasonally adjusted 0.6 percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the previous three months, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.

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The number of Irish workers claiming jobseeker's benefit declined in August, data released by the Central Statistics Office indicated on Wednesday.

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The new governor of the Reserve Bank of India Raghuram Rajan said on Wednesday that the country's economy remained fundamentally sound despite challenges, in a bid to assure markets, investors and households amid the sharp rupee depreciation and stock market volatility. "These are not easy times, and the economy faces challenges," Rajan said in a statement.

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