The following are the expectations for today's FOMC Minutes from the Fed October meeting by the economists at Goldman Sachs, Citibank, Barclays Capital, and other leading banks. Goldman: We will be attentive to any discussion of what criteria the Committee will use to determine when it would be appropriate to reduce the rate of purchases. In particular, we will look for discussion of criteria based on labor market conditions, which now look stronger than when the committee met as a result of a strong October payrolls report that also included positive back-revisions. In addition, we will look for discussion of how ... (full story)