據英國金融時報：英國央行對巴克萊銀行展開審查，指控其交易員虛報私募信貸敞口。

Kyiv Mayor Klitschko said on the 19th that a Russian strike on Kyiv has killed one and injured eight. Bus and train stations, and medical and educational facilities reported damage. The Russian Defence Ministry said early on the 19th it carried out large-scale strikes on Ukrainian targets, hitting defence industry enterprises, cruise missile and UAV storage facilities, and data-processing centres in Kyiv city and Kyiv oblast.

On Oct 18 local time President Macron, in a televised address, condemned violent incidents that occurred across multiple French cities on Oct 17, saying no justification exists for the actions. He said Prime Minister Le Cornu will chair a crisis response meeting on Oct 19 to coordinate rapid aid for affected businesses and residents.