GLOBAL MARKETS-U.S. debt deal hopes steady global markets; dollar fades
October 11, 2013 at 11:13 AM EDT
* All eyes on Washington amid signs of progress on deadlock * Wall Street stocks rise after equity gains in Europe, Asia * Dollar fades on view Fed tapering could be delayed By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Global equity markets rose for a second consecutive day on Friday on hopes a deal was near to avert a U.S. debt default and reopen shuttered government offices, although caution among bond investors pushed Treasury prices higher. President Barack Obama and Re