Moody’s lowers its US outlook but maintains its AAA rating amid looming political turmoil as new House Speaker Mike Johnson works to avert a government shutdown. Asian equities search for direction and U.S. futures are in the red after the Nasdaq posts its best daily performance since May. Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk publishes positive results from its cardiovascular trials as its attempts to lengthen the gap over rival Eli Lilly. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng ahead of this week’s meeting between President Biden and Xi Jinping in San Francisco in a bid to smooth economic tensions.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.