• According to Miroslav Singera from CNB, high oil prices and strong Czech crown are not harmful to the Czech economy for the present. The currency exchange rate protects the economy against growth in oil prices. • Economy confidence index has declined from 105.2 points in September to 105.5 points in October. • Unemployment rate in Hungary reached 7.2% between July and September, which is the same as in the previous period. • Hungarian revenues from retail declined 3.6% y/y in August after decline by 4.2% in July. • Sales of existing houses in the USA declined to 5.04m in September compared to the expected 5.25m. The results confirmed market’s expectations of lower Fed rates. • Weekly oil reserves in the USA decreased by 5.3m barrels, while increase of 0.8m barrels had been expected. Publishing of these figures lead to growth in oil prices again. • Purchasing managers index for Eurozone industry declined to 51.5 points in October compared to the expected 53 points.