Punchbowl reports the House Republican conference elected Jim Jordan as its leader for the next Congress.

Stagnant consumer and business confidence, and falling global oil prices, could see Australian inflation cool faster than expected, data that may be welcomed by the RBA. Wage growth slowed to 3.1% in October from 3.5% in August, the slowest since December, Commonwealth Bank said. Economist Harry Ottley said the monthly slowdown in wages shows no sign that elevated inflation expectations have become embedded in pay.

英国10月BRC同店零售销售年率 1.1%，前值1.00%。