Here's all that we're tracking this morning, on the ET Now Rise With India podcast.

The Federal Reserve has signaled that it may start raising its benchmark rate sometime next year. This is earlier than envisioned three months ago.

U.S. stocks staged a comeback from their September lows, after Fed signaled that it could reduce bond purchases soon and raise rates early as next year.

Hong Kong developer Chinese Estates, which holds 5.66% stake in Evergrande, is planning to sell all its shares.

Back home, we saw the benchmark indces cautious even as broader market saw a widespread rally.

Japanese farm equipment firm Kubota is in talks with the Nanda family — promoters of Escorts — to increase its stake and eventually become a controlling shareholder, according to a news report in the Economic Times.

Tech firm Freshworks made its debut on Nasdaq after a billion-dollar IPO. It is the first Indian SaaS company to list on the American exchange.