– Retail sales in Germany fell by -1.2% in August, surprising expectations of a 0.5% increase. Yearly, it dropped by -2.3% instead of the expected -0.7%, suggesting effective policies to control inflation and spending.

Germany’s unemployment rate remained stable at 5.7% in September.

– In the Eurozone, CPI data was slightly below expectations, with a monthly inflation increase of 0.3% and annual inflation at 4.3%, slightly lower than the expected 4.5%. Core inflation also missed expectations by 0.3 points.

– US PCE price index for August was slightly below monthly expectations but met annual expectations, with a 0.4% monthly increase and a 3.5% annual increase. Core PCE price index data fell short on the monthly increase, reaching 0.1% instead of the expected 0.2%.

US 10-year bond yields dropped from 4.688% to 4.52%, while 2-year yields remained around 5.02%.

– The UK’s current account deficit in the second quarter exceeded expectations, reaching -25.3 billion pounds instead of the expected -15 billion pounds.

UK’s GDP grew by 0.2% in Q2, meeting expectations, and annual growth was 0.6%, surpassing expectations by 0.2 points.

– European Central Bank President Lagarde emphasized the importance of green transformation and discussed energy market fluctuations and their impact on inflation and climate change during an Energy Transformation conference in Paris. She warned against delaying the energy transition.