In the US, the political stalemate continues with Republicans vowing there would be no 'unconditional surrender'.
The government shutdown has lasted more than a week, with 700 thousand workers staying home on unpaid leave.
The US President Barack Obama says he could accept a short-term deal to raise borrowing and reopen the government, which would postpone the crisis for a few weeks.
But the Republican House Speaker John Boehner says Congress would only allow more borrowing if Obama agrees to cut spending.
