Norway's vehicle data agency OFV said Tesla (TSLA.O) new vehicle registrations rose 131% YoY in October.

A shooting near Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, after a football game on the evening of Oct. 31 killed one and injured eight, Birmingham Police Chief Michael Pickett said. Police have detained one person for questioning and seized multiple firearms; motive remains unclear.

Nomura says Bank of Japan governor Ueda has signalled a hawkish tilt and a December move to a 1.5% policy rate is increasingly likely. BOJ staff estimate nominal neutral rate at 1.1%–2.5%, but that unobservable range leaves the terminal rate ambiguous. Inflation has stayed above the 2% target and corporate capex remains firm, prompting faster policy normalisation, yet long-running deflation and prolonged ultra-low rates make households and firms more sensitive to higher borrowing costs. Dissent persists inside the BOJ, with some hawks pressing for a quicker pace. Nomura expects the policy rate may be raised to about 1.75% by around March before a pause, but the subsequent path is uncertain.