* French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel ordered their countries back into lockdown on Wednesday, as a massive second wave of infections threatened to overwhelm Europe before the winter. * The European Central Bank is expected to resist pressure to unveil fresh stimulus measures on Thursday but it will likely pave the way for action in December. * The Bank of Japan is set to maintain its massive stimulus programme on Thursday and vow to take further action if the virus-led economic fallout threatens a return to deflation.