FEDERAL RESERVE

India's benchmark indices posted record high on 24 October on corporate profits and foreign inflows.

ECB will put out stress test details throughout the day.

Market players expect the US Federal Reserve to defer its planned QE taper.

Prices jumped 3% on 17 October, after the debt ceiling deal.

Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said central bank will need more meetings to decide on stimulus tapering.

China's economy grew 7.8% in the third quarter, the fastest pace this year.

Another recession, a fall in the value of dollar, rising funding woes for banks, a global market crash -- all these and more could be the fallout of a US default.

Politicians in Washington hope to have US government open by 15 October.

RBI governor Raghuram Rajan said India has no external or internal financing difficulties.

Yi Gang, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, said growth rate will surpass official target as country tackled issues such as shadow banking.

New report on central banks discusses challenges of exiting radical monetary policies

Yellen expected to win Senate confirmation "by a wide margin".

Yellen expected to continue Ben Bernanke's asset buying programme and be a safe pair of hands

Officials still said that there was no way to avoid an eventual default if debt limit is not raised.

President Obama will tip Yellen for top position later today.

President Obama's decision to nominate Janet Yellen for the Fed chair fails to boost sentiment.

President Obama to nominate Janet Yellen for the Federal Reserve chair.

President not to attend Apec and East Asia summits due to continuing shutdown.

Occupy Money Co-operative scrapes in less than $6,000 of $900,000 goal in fortnight.

Experts back ECB president view that Washington budget shutdown will be short-lived and solution will be found.

But market strategist says first shutdown in 17 years couldn't come at more difficult time for the Federal Reserve