Germany's seasonally adjusted total unemployed in October was 3.016 mln, up from 3.012 mln previously.

UBS euro-area and U.K. economist Dean Turner said the ECB's decision to hold rates, in line with market expectations, should be viewed as a 'hawkish pause' rather than the end of the tightening cycle. Turner flagged rising energy prices as an upside inf risk and said the euro-area economy has shown unusual resilience; he added France's fiscal strains may be raised at the press conference but the ECB will focus on preventing energy-driven inf from becoming persistent. UBS expects the ECB to raise rates by 25bps in December.

Newsmax, citing current and former U.S. officials, reports the Trump administration plans a strike on Iran after next week’s U.S. midterm elections. U.S. military aircraft are being repositioned to relevant locations and the strike is expected to employ a MOAB (Mother of All Bombs), a large air‑blast munition.