VENTURE CAPITAL POST

The guessing game over the timing of euro zone money printing will intensify as the European Central Bank unveils a closely watched gauge of policy in the coming week, the highlight of a calendar dominated by Europe's malaise.

The lone Federal Reserve policymaker to dissent against the U.S. central bank's decision this week to end its bond-buying stimulus said Friday that the Fed was risking its credibility by failing to take action against a worrisome drop in inflation.

The dollar surged to a three-week high, bond yields rose and gold fell on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve ended its six-year quantitative easing bond-buying program.

The US Federal Reserve surprised markets last Wednesday after it announced that it would continue its monthly bond buying at USD85 billion for now.

Two top US Federal Reserve officials said last Wednesday that they were open-minded in implementing the proposed stimulus reduction this month.

A number of Americans filing jobless claims fell to a near six-year low last week following the increase in consumer prices last July.

The Federal Reserve gave no indication that it intends to reduce its bond purchases, at least for now.

Fed's reduced bond buying threat resulted in fund withdrawals from several investors.