Iranian Parliament Speaker Qassem Ghalibaf: Israel is doing everything it can to drag the United States into an endless war with Iran, plunging it into a quagmire from which neither the current nor future US president, nor Republican nor Democratic, can extricate itself. Unless the United States abandons its "Israel First" mentality, the US and its allies will inevitably head towards a dark age.

US President Trump will meet with the Qatari prime minister in ten minutes to discuss a ceasefire with Iran and nuclear negotiations.

The German DAX 30 index closed up 488.43 points, or 1.89%, at 26,282.55 on Monday, November 9th; the UK FTSE 100 index closed up 114.46 points, or 1.07%, at 10,788.40 on Monday, November 9th; the FCHI index closed up 94.30 points, or 1.16%, at 8,233.30 on Monday, November 9th; the Eurozone... The Stoxx 50 index closed up 127.16 points, or 2.06%, at 6297.65 on Monday, November 9th; the Spanish IBEX 35 index closed up 384.79 points, or 1.99%, at 19754.29 on Monday, November 9th; and the Italian FTSE MIB index closed up 1345.54 points, or 2.69%, at 51398.50 on Monday, November 9th.

Fitch Ratings: Rising yields increase leveraged financing pressure in Europe.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: The EU needs to push for the Black Sea Maritime Security Centre to become operational. Romania and Bulgaria are actively working on this, and the EU has reached an agreement with the Bulgarian government to expedite the construction process, establish a clear timetable, and provide €50 million in funding.

The percentage of winning bids allocated to the 6-month U.S. Treasury bond auction as of November 9 was 70.91%, compared to 49.23% previously.