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The majority of Asian markets have risen this morning despite no progress over talks aimed at ending the US government shutdown.

Investors fled Italian equities on Monday morning as political tensions resurfaced in Italy, while fears of a potential US government shutdown also impacted markets across Europe.

Markets across Asia have fallen on news the US government may be headed for its first shutdown of services in almost 20 years.

The Federal Reserve has been accused of ‘making policy on the fly' after it opted not to taper its quantitative easing programme at its monthly meeting yesterday.

Reigning Premier League champions Manchester United reported record revenues for the 12 months to June yesterday.

The US Federal Reserve surprised investors and sent shares soaring after it unexpectedly opted to hold back on any tapering of its stimulus last night.

US hedge funds moved to snap up shares in Lloyds Banking Group overnight as the UK government put its 6% stake up for sale in a move to begin privatising the bank.

Social media giant Twitter has filed preparatory documents to the US regulatory for an initial public offering (IPO).

A senior European Central Bank(ECB)policymaker has issued a fresh warning the impact of the US Federal Reserve reducing its massive stimulus programme might exceed that of 1994.

Nordea's new North American All Cap fund has left competitors in the shadows in the last year, outperforming many rivals in the IMA North America sector thanks to the performance of some key holdings.