Fed's Barkin said he does not expect recent election-approved ballot measures to curb data center expansion; firms will seek other locations to build.

China NBS: In October, food, tobacco and dining-out prices fell 1.6% YoY, subtracting about 0.48 percentage points from CPI. By item: fresh vegetables -16.9% YoY (‑0.31pp contribution to CPI); fresh fruit -3.8% YoY (‑0.07pp); livestock meat -2.7% YoY (‑0.11pp), with pork down 8.6%; eggs +10.1% YoY (+0.05pp). Of seven other major categories, six rose and one fell: transportation & communication +5.5% YoY, healthcare +2.4%, other goods & services +1.8%, education/culture/recreation +1.5%, clothing +1.1%, household goods & services +0.2%, housing -0.3%.

Taiwan October exports YoY 58.9% (consensus 50.0%; prior 60.9%).