The US economy remains on track to post a strong increase in output for the third quarter, but the current estimate reflects an ongoing deceleration from previous nowcasts.

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* House Speaker Pelosi: Congress won’t let government funding expire next week
* Senate may vote on Monday on raising the US debt ceiling
* Treasury Secretary Yellen under pressure as possible debt default approaches
* China flies fighter jets into Taiwan airspace
* China’s central bank says all cryptocurrency-related transactions are illegal
* China Evergrande silent on whether it will make a key interest payment
* US Leading Economic Index continues to indicate strong growth
* US jobless claims rose again last week, increasing more than forecast
* Chicago Fed Nat’l Activity Index: slower but-still above-average growth in August
* US economic growth continued to slow in September via PMI survey data: