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Two sides seen moving toward an agreement to extend U.S. borrowing authority.
Rating agency says funds have cut their holdings of the Treasuries that would be most immediately affected.
Treasury would cut other government spending to meet interest payments on debt.
Each day of closures causes $160 million in lost economic output, IHS estimates.
Failure to pay government debt could hit stock markets worldwide and inflate borrowing costs.
CFTC chair assessed move to electronic trading by phone amid shutdown.
Most investment firms wait to use swap execution facilities, Tabb says.
Bloomberg's swap execution facility went live on October 2.
