U.S. private-sector employment increased by 230,000 jobs in October. Economic activity in the American non-manufacturing sector grew in October for the 57th consecutive month. Bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts for the fiscal year 2014 dropped 13 percent from last fiscal year.

Home prices nationwide increased 5.6 percent in September compared to the same month last year. Total September exports resulted in a goods and services deficit of $43 billion, up from $40 billion in August. The price of oil dropped briefly to its lowest level in four years.

Construction spending during September 2014 dropped 0.4 percent compared with August. Only a “modest fraction” of banks eased their standards for commercial and industrial loans to firms of all sizes.

U.S. personal income increased 0.2 percent in September. Consumer sentiment continued its improvement during the second half of October. Last week, the average U.S. price for a gallon of gas dropped below $3.

The third-quarter real gross domestic product increased at an annualized rate of 3.5 percent for the quarter, above expectation. Oil prices have continued to slide. During the week ending Oct. 25, initial unemployment claims increased by 3,000 week over week.

The Federal Open Market Committee has officially let the world know that the central bank’s stimulus of the economy, QE3, is over. Freddie Mac’s serious delinquencies edged down by 0.02 percent in September.

U.S. house prices saw an unusually strong uptick in August compared with July. And according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, coincident indexes increased in 43 states in September.

The Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers increased by 0.1 in September month over month. The Architecture Billings Index for September was up 2.2 percent compared to August.

Total existing-home sales increased 2.4 percent in September. Thirty-one states experienced unemployment rate decreases in September compared with August.