● NATO Tracks Large-Scale Russia Air Activity in Europe | Wall Street Journal
Russian military aircraft conducted aerial maneuvers around Europe this week on a scale seldom seen since the end of the Cold War, prompting NATO jets to scramble in another sign of how raw East-West relations have grown.
● Fed’s Bond Buying Ends–Rates Could Stay Low for Years | Street.com
Six years after the Federal Reserve rode to the rescue during the financial crisis, the central bank is ending its bond-buying program in October.
● German Unemployment Unexpectedly Falls | Bloomberg
German unemployment unexpectedly declined in October in a sign of companies’ confidence in the underlying strength of Europe’s largest economy.
● Spanish economy grows for 5th quarter in a row | BusinessWeek
Spain’s economy grew by 0.5 percent in the third quarter compared with the previous three months, its fifth consecutive quarterly growth.
● US loan applications to buy homes lowest since Feb | Reuters
U.S. mortgage applications to buy homes fell to their lowest level last week since February as interest rates on 30-year home loans edged up from the previous week’s 16-month trough, an industry group said on Wednesday.