Due to the Labour conference – and it being published well after midnight UK time – we missed this yesterday, but Business Insider's Joe Weisenthal went pretty strong on the one question he wanted asked at Wednesday's presidential debate, which focused on domestic policy. Of course, it flies against prevailing wisdom, so there wasn't actually much hope it would make the cut, but it is still the most important economic question either of the candidates could answer [2]:

The next President is likely to face politicians in the House and Senate demanding immediate spending cuts.

As Americans sit at home and worry about the durability of the recovery, which one of you can promise to the American people that they don't have to worry about austerity under your watch?

The answers would be interesting to hear, that's for sure – especially with that framing.