U.S. President Trump, referring to Iran, said we routed them.

Wells Fargo on Oct. 16 forecast US September housing starts to fall 2.0% MoM to a 1.25 mln annualized pace; the data are due next Tuesday. The bank said mortgage rates rose above 7% at end-September, worsening purchase affordability, and starts have fallen in four of the past five months. An NAHB survey showed builders' expectations for future sales deteriorated and price cuts increased. Multifamily construction is being weighed down by higher financing costs and limited rent growth. A pullback in building permits is another reason Wells Fargo expects September starts to decline.

據伊朗塔斯尼姆通訊社：伊朗科學院院長表示，目前，全球2%的產出歸功於伊朗人，37%的科學研究成果由伊朗科學家與國際科學家合作完成。