Syrian state news agency reported that a natural gas export pipeline in Jbessa in northeastern Syria was attacked, triggering a fire.

PBOC Shanghai: At end-September total deposits (RMB and FX) in Shanghai were 25.92 tln yuan, up 8.7% YoY. RMB deposits 24.56 tln yuan, up 9%. Foreign-currency deposits $201.1 bln, up 10.3% YoY. Total loans 13.66 tln yuan, up 5.9%; RMB loans 12.98 tln yuan, up 5.6%. Foreign-currency loans $100.2 bln, up 19.3% YoY. Through Q3, foreign-currency deposits rose $16.7 bln YTD, $3.8 bln less than a year earlier. In September foreign-currency deposits fell $4.4 bln, a decline $7.8 bln larger than the year-ago monthly change.

英国财政部长希利：将遵循国际货币基金组织的建议，在10月28日的预算中坚持削减赤字的计划。