Any improvement of Brazil's economy will depend on the U.S growth, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said in a televised interview Monday.
U.S. President Barack Obama said he will make a speech on Wednesday to outline his plans for fighting the Islamic State militant group that does not involve a major ground offensive.
The biggest world travel exhibition - the World Travel Market, opened on Monday in London.
An agreement on the U.S. debt ceiling appeared to be emerging Tuesday after much back and forth between the Democrats and Republicans in Congress, but the battle will likely see round two early next year.
U.S. stocks soared on Thursday, lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 to their all-time closing highs, boosted by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's dovish speech on Wednesday.