Business activity continued to expand in October, even while slower than in September
Covid-19 is battering public finances
Retail sales jumped 1.9% last month, better than economists expected
The investment bank benefited from market rebounds in the summer
The G20 suspends debt repayments until June 2021
Low interest rates cut into the U.S. bank's earnings
The U.S. bank's earnings jumped sharply in Q3, fuelled by trading, less in loan-loss provisions
The result is less than half what the U.S. bank made in last year's third quarter
U.S. bank saw few loan losses during the quarter
The consumer price index rose 0.2% last month