HONG KONG: Asian markets were down on Wednesday as investors focus on the United States, where lawmakers remain at loggerheads over a budget bill despite having just over a day to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a default.

Earlier optimism that Congress would eventually reach an agreement to fund the government is slowly giving way to despair, while Fitch ratings agency added to jitters by putting Washington’s “AAA” rating on a downgrade warning.

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