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NEC's Hassett on Jobs Report, Powell's Future, Bonds, Paying Down US Debt

White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says the US jobs report for September came in as expected. He says holiday consumer spending will be strong. Hassett also says Jerome Powell has to decide if he's going to stay on the Fed Board of Governors. Hassett speaks on "Bloomberg Open Interest."

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Brazil Election to See Lula, Bolsonaro in Tight Race

Brazilians will vote in an election on Sunday in what polls suggest will be a tight rate between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro. If no candidate secures a majority, a runoff will follow on Oct. 25. Adriana Dupita from Bloomberg Economics breaks down the situation.

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JPMorgan AM: We're Getting More Constructive on Duration

Kim Crawford, global fixed income portfolio manager at JPMorgan Asset Management, discusses the outlook for French bond yields and why her firm is getting "more constructive" on longer-term debt. "Bonds typically sell off until something breaks, and something has broken," Crawford tells Bloomberg Television.

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