Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney: Negotiations between Canada and the EU will conclude during the EU Council meeting in June. Canada aims to become the first associate member state of the EU.

1. Praising Strong US Economic Growth —US President Trump: I am pleased to announce some major news: the US economy is growing strongly at a rate of 3.4%, a historic level. Consumer spending has risen sharply, business investment has increased significantly, and new equipment investment has surged by 21%, meaning that the US is building and expanding a record number of factories and businesses. More importantly, core inflation remains low. Our economic data has exceeded expectations; the data released today exceeds the forecasts of 72% of economists. 2. Trump: The Fed is unwilling to cut interest rates. 3. Rare Meeting with Top US Military Commander in the Middle East —Admiral Brad Cooper, the top US military commander in the Middle East, made a rare visit to the White House on Thursday to brief President Trump on military options against Iran. Discussions included the ongoing US naval blockade and the economic pressure campaign being coordinated by the US military and the US Treasury Department. 4. Plans to Strike Iran Soon with "Mother of All Bombs" —According to Newsmax: Current and former U.S. officials say the Trump administration plans to launch an attack on Iran after next week's U.S. midterm elections. U.S. military aircraft are being deployed to relevant locations, and the MOAB ("Mother of All Bombs") is expected to be used. 5. Reiterates War with Iran Will End Soon—U.S. President Trump reiterated that the war with Iran will end soon and stated that the U.S. must attack Iran to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons. 6. Claims Oil and Gasoline Prices Will Drop Sharply—U.S. President Trump: The U.S. is cooperating with Venezuela to extract millions of barrels of oil to supply the U.S. Oil and gasoline prices will drop sharply. 7. Reiterates Name Change Proposal—U.S. President Trump reiterated his proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the American Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz as the Trump Strait.

CFTC data for the week ended Oct. 27 showed speculators increased net short positions in CBOT ultra-long U.S. Treasury futures by 8,417 contracts to 383,578 contracts, cut net shorts in CBOT 5-year Treasury futures by 45,053 contracts to 1,029,056 contracts, and cut net shorts in CBOT U.S. Treasury futures by 49,281 contracts to 19,138 contracts.