● US housing starts rise in September, near 8-year high | MarketWatch
● GDPNow model Q3 growth estimate unchanged at 0.9% | Atlanta Fed
● Redbook: US retail sales fall in first half of Oct vs Sep | DJ
● DB’s Sløk says US not entering recession | Bloomberg
● ECB faces obstacles for accelerating QE | Bloomberg
● Japan’s export growth slows on lower demand from China | MNI