U.S. equities plunge in September as Fed rate concerns prompt a global sell-off. Speaking at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha conference, billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman says he would not be surprised to see Treasury yields hit 5 per cent and beyond. We also hear from Altimeter Capital chairman and CEO Brad Gerstner who predicts that A.I. may even have a bigger impact than the internet in the 1990s. The U.S. House of Representatives passes a defence funding bill which removes support for Ukraine while the Senate scrambles to agree on short-term budgetary plans before a potential government shutdown on Sunday. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tells CNBC that there is still time to avert the crisis. In autos news, UAW members warn they will expand strikes if their demands are not met as they table a counter-proposal to Stellantis. And failed lender Credit Suisse reports an adjusted loss of CHF3.5bn with net outflows totalling almost CHF40bn.

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