Chancellor Merz said there is no need to rush a decision on the ECB presidency, but Germany could swiftly reach agreement on ECB personnel arrangements if necessary.

China's Q3 GDP YoY, September industrial value added for enterprises above designated size YoY, and September retail sales YoY are due in 10 minutes.

The National Bureau of Statistics said in September first-tier cities' new-home sales prices fell 0.5% YoY, a 0.4 percentage-point smaller decline versus August. Among first-tier cities, Beijing -2.7%, Guangzhou -1.1%, Shenzhen -1.0%; Shanghai +2.8%. Second-tier new-home prices fell 2.4% YoY, with the decline narrowing 0.3 percentage point. Third-tier prices fell 3.9% YoY, with the decline narrowing 0.2 percentage point.