European stocks fell on Wednesday as a U.S. government shutdown continued to rattle investors.
Dollar hits 1-month low against yen; short-term U.S. debt default insurance costs rise.
Investors largely shrug off the first partial shutdown of the U.S. government in 17 years.
Investors fret that a prolonged shutdown would hurt the U.S. economy and consumer confidence. | Video: Donald Marron on the costs of Washington's budget impasse
Chance of U.S. government shutdown hangs over global markets.
Impasse in Washington budget and debt talks hangs over market gains.
Uncertainty about the Fed's next step and the potential for a budget showdown kept stock markets in check.
Top U.S. Fed official sparks investor concern that central bank could wind down stimulus from October.
U.S. Treasuries yields rise as investors ponder when the Fed will begin to pare its stimulus.
E.U.'s regulation chief Michel Barnier seeks transparency on multi-trillion-euro markets that have previously escaped scrutiny.
