Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI ) is expected to report third quarter EPS of $0.44 on revenue of $1.27 billion, compared to last year's EPS of $0.56 on revenue of $1.31 billion. However, if the flood of delayed US data paints a favorable picture, investors could start to hedge their bets on a sooner than expected taper. He said that the Japanese financial system is running smoothly and that the bank is planning to continue easing until the country's inflation rate is stable at 2 percent.