RBA Chairman Bullock: Household balance sheets are generally solid.

Reserve Bank of Australia Chairman Bullock: There is uncertainty about the impact of the Israeli conflict on global trade.

RBA Chairman Bullock: Global uncertainty is great.

U.S. National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Otis is strengthening and is expected to become a hurricane before reaching the southern coast of Mexico, and hurricane warnings have been issued for parts of southern Mexico.

Algeria’s energy minister says the country is in talks to develop a southern European hydrogen corridor.

National Hurricane Center: Tropical depression producing heavy rainfall in Nicaragua.

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA): We call for the unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance to Gaza.

USD/JPY rose 15 points in the short term and is now at 149.51.

The UK PMI composite output index in October was 48.6, a two-month high; the business activity index was 49.2, a nine-month low; the manufacturing output index was 45.3, a three-month high; the manufacturing PMI index was 45.2, a three-month high.

ECB Governing Council Member Makhlouf: We are paying close attention to the crisis in the Middle East and do not want to draw premature conclusions about the impact on the economy and monetary policy.

World Bank President Angie Pang: Due to the conflict in the Middle East, the world is in a more dangerous situation than business as usual.

According to TASS: Russia will harvest approximately 140 million tons of cereals in 2023.

Market news: Germany’s Economy Minister promised to provide 50 billion euros in tax cuts to industry over the next four years.

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire: Citroën and Renault cars have been included in the national leasing plan.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore plans to abolish the existing system of registered fund management companies.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore consults on the regulatory framework for fund managers.