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Stocks head for their biggest weekly rise in four years after minutes of the Federal Reserve show no rush to raise interest rates, whilst at the IMF meeting in Peru, Christine Lagarde is optimistic on China's slowdown. Kirsty Basset reports.
Clinton - or Trump? It's not a choice many US voters relish - and for investors it poses even more difficult decisions on how to hedge against the unforeseen. Ivor Bennett canvasses opinion from leading analysts on what it means for markets, and for the global economy.
Third-quarter growth figures from the United States and Britain will be scrutinised by financial markets this week, along with a raft of key earnings reports from tech companies and banks. Hayley Platt reports.
The U.S. economy's readiness - or not - for an interest rate rise is likely to once again take the global economic spotlight in the coming week, just a month before the U.S. presidential election. And many will also be watching the British pound - which took a pasting last week. Ciara Lee reports.
Shares hit pause and the dollar lost ground against the yen as investors awaited the outcome of Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan meetings. As David Pollard reports, they're both dealing with very different dilemmas.
Fed Governor Lael Brainard warned against removing support for U.S. economy. Bobbi Rebell reports.