Uncertainty remains elevated for the economy, inflation, monetary policy and the path of the pandemic as the final quarter of 2021 approaches. As investors struggle to get a handle on how the final run of 2021 plays out, the US bond market has delivered a mixed performance year to date, based on a set of ETFs through Sep. 3.

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* Extended US jobless benefits end this week for millions still out of work
* Goldman Sachs economists cut US growth outlook
* President Xi calls for stronger push to redistribute wealth in China
* China’s tech crackdown will weigh on country’s economy, says former WTO chief
* China’s exports rose at faster pace in August
* El Salvador becomes first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender
* Men trail female college students by record levels
* Weighing the odds that global growth has peaked
* US stocks remain elevated as economic surprise index turns deeply negative: