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Estimates of the economic hit from the U.S. government shutdown put the losses at up to $16 billion every week the impasse continues.
The US government has reopened following its longest-ever shutdown, setting the stage for the eventual release of the gold-standard federal data that is crucial in analyzing the health and trajectory of the nation’s economy.
The six-week government shutdown that came to an end late Wednesday will be another drag on an economy already facing many challenges, though the full impact will take months to measure
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The end of the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown is in sight, which means official economic data will soon be forthcoming. But even if investors and the Federal Reserve are breathing a sigh of relief,
The government shutdown that began Wednesday will deprive policymakers and investors of economic data vital to their decision-making at a time of unusual uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy.The absence will be felt almost immediately, as ...
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN GOES ON, THE HARDER IT IS FOR US TO KEEP SERVICES GOING. LABOR UNIONS ARE FIGHTING FOR AN END TO THIS SHUTDOWN. WE WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO OPEN BACK UP AND GET BACK TO WORK. MARYLANDERS HOPING FOR A QUICK RESOLUTION TO THIS ...