● US import prices drop 0.5% in Oct, 4th decline in a row | MarketWatch
● US small business optimism index unchange in Oct | Reuters
● Redbook: US retail sales increase in first week of Nov | WSJ
● China’s industrial production growth falls to 6-mo low in Oct | Telegraph
● Retail spending in China ticks higher to 11% annual rate in Oct | IBT
● UK jobless rate falls to 8-year low in 3 months through Sep | BBC