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CNBC's Rick Santelli and Tres Knippa, Kenai Capital Management owner, breaks down Japanese government bonds and provides insight on investing in emerging markets. more...

David Malpass, Encima Global president, tells CNBC's Rick Santelli it will "take years to sort out how to restrain a government that has grown too big." more...

The dollar was subdued in Asia on Tuesday and vulnerable against safe-haven currencies just hours ahead of a looming a U.S. government shutdown. more...

South Korean stocks extended their slide on Wednesday and the won currency remained under pressure as the government revived weekly crisis management meetings to try to stem capital flight out of its highly vulnerable financial markets.* more...

It's back to the future as Congress tussles over a continuing resolution to fund the government. Here's how to trade on the brinkmanship. more...

The Italian government is still wrangling over how best to balance its budget, losing credibility with key leaders and opinion formers. more...

Some of France's richest people, including the billionaire heiress of L'Oreal and the head of oil giant Total, urged the government on Tuesday to tax them more to help to solve the country's financial problems. more...

"The debacle in Congress in terms of coming to a deal really highlighted the US government's inadequacy in dealing with the deficit, perhaps a little bit earlier than the government wanted, certainly in terms of the election cycle," Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive at WPP told CNBC more...

Greece's government will approve a new austerity package on Wednesday after it survived a confidence vote that was a crucial hurdle in a battle to avert the euro zone's first sovereign debt default. more...

US Treasurys may not be such a good bet for investors as yields have dropped too low and questions remain on whether the Federal Reserve will continue to print money after its current round of quantitative easing ends, analysts told CNBC. more...