The European Union has approved €659 million in support to French battery development startup Verkor to develop electric vehicle batteries.

German Economy Ministry: GDP was previously expected to contract slightly in the third quarter, which has been included in the autumn forecast.

Financial website Forexlive commented on the Eurozone Economic Sentiment Index in October: There was little change in the Eurozone Economic Sentiment Index this month because the economic slowdown in the region was in line with expectations. The good news is that inflationary pressures may be easing and economic conditions are not deteriorating at a faster rate, especially in Germany, where the previously released third-quarter GDP report did suggest that conditions have eased.

Kremlin: Intelligence agencies and defense ministers will attend the meeting.

Kremlin: Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to hold a major meeting later on Monday to discuss Western attempts to divide Russian society.

Panasonic: Japanese battery factories are temporarily unable to reach full capacity.

The monthly rate of M4 money supply in the UK in September was -1.1%, compared with the previous value of 0.20%.

ECB Governing Council member Simkus: (When asked about the situation in December) Barring particularly surprising data, the current level of restrictions is sufficient.

The U.S. dollar index DXY fell about 10 points in the short term and is now at 106.53. The euro against the U.S. dollar EUR/USD rose 15 points in the short term and is now at 1.0572.

Financial website Forexlive commented on German GDP data: To be honest, apart from negative numbers, any other data would be surprising. So as far as bad news goes, this is probably for the best, as the German economy shrank only slightly in the third quarter, at least according to preliminary estimates.

Market News: US President Biden issued an executive order on safe, reliable and trustworthy artificial intelligence.

Israeli military spokesman: The army has been deployed on the northern border and is ready to respond to any situation.

Israeli military spokesman: Even if relevant materials appear on social media, the location of Israeli troops in Gaza will not be confirmed.

Israeli military spokesman: The world and relevant institutions have the responsibility to ensure the safety and release of the hostages in Gaza.

Market News: The Monetary Authority of Singapore joins other regulators to promote digital asset innovation.

ECB Governing Council member Simkus: The current tightening of interest rates may be enough for December.

ECB Governing Council member Simkus: Inflation is still too high and it is too early to discuss interest rate cuts.

ECB Governing Council member Simkus: He believes a soft landing in the euro area is a key scenario.

ECB Governing Council member Simkus: There is no need to raise interest rates now. We will see the situation in the future.