Macro Briefing: 12 October 2021

* House set to vote on US debt-limit increase approved by Senate last week
* Global tax deal in doubt in US over obscure legal issue
* JPMorgan’s Dimon predicts supply-chain issues for economy will ease soon
* China’s financial sector under increased scrutiny from government
* India faces rising risk of an energy crisis
* Iran reportedly hacked US and Israeli defense tech companies, says Microsoft
* South Korea’s central bank holds rates steady but signals hike in November
* Three US economists share Nobel prize in economics
* US oil price benchmark tops $80/barrel for the first time since 2018: