* US government remains on path to Sep. 30 shutdown amid GOP disarray
* Eurozone economy continues to contract in September: PMI survey data
* US existing home sales slide to 7-month low in August
* US Leading Economic Index in August “continue to signal recession ahead”
* Manufacturing activity in Philadelphia area contracted in September
* US jobless claims fell last week to lowest level since January:

US 10-year Treasury yield rises to 4.49%, highest level since 2007: