The global economy has ended up performing better than the IMF's expectations in the second and third quarters. This is expected to lead to "a small upward revision" to its growth forecasts next week.
Shortly before his departure, Trump said he planned to promptly return to the campaign trail, where he has less than a month left to fight for a second term in office.
President Trump's return to the White House despite being still infected isn't helpful in combatting the virus because it shows he still doesn't take it seriously, analysts say.
U.K. stocks are "really cheap" and are a "pretty compelling" buy right now but Brexit is complicating the investment landscape in Britain, an investment analyst told CNBC.
President Trump wants to appear strong despite testing positive for the coronavirus, said David Smith of the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.
Nearly half of the 200 million young Arabs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have considered leaving their country, as the Covid-19 pandemic cripples economies and fuels unrest across the region, according to a new survey.