Fed announcement due at 14:00 hrs Eastern Time.
Councillor David Green blames coalition government for cuts to workforce.
Kamil Janáček at the Czech National Bank dismisses deflation fears and foreign exchange intervention.
Janet Yellen must still pass hurdles in nomination process to become chief of the Federal Reserve
Japanese retail sales rose 3.1% from a year earlier in September, while jobless rate fell to 4.0% in September from 4.1% in August.
Bankia's slow return to profit and recovery is a metaphor for Spain's economic malaise
Bankia posts €362m net profit in nine months to September after multi-billion loss in 2012.
Lord Freud says people should not be scared of taking work.
Adzuna.co.uk says there were 1.9 jobseekers per vacancy in September.
Markets awaiting cues from Fed meeting and slew of economic and corporate data.
US Federal Reserve may extend stimulus following weak US jobs data.
Brian Matsubara of AWS says firm has separate sales team drumming up public sector business.
Latest MPC minutes show BoE thinks unemployment is falling faster than expected
ECB will put out stress test details throughout the day.
Market players expect the US Federal Reserve to defer its planned QE taper.
American economy expected to have created 185,000 new jobs in September.
Minneapolis-Saint Paul region's GDP is slightly larger than that of Ireland and Portugal
Economists forecast America to have created 185,000 new jobs in September.
Job hiring trends in tech over last 10 years consistently outpaced those of other sectors.
Broadbent hints the BoE could hike rates sooner than expected but it would not penalise first time homebuyers
Bank of England's chief economist Dale said rates could rise due to improving economy
The Trussell Trust says it has seen 355,985 people receive emergency packets from the charity's food banks between April and September 2013.