US shutdown sends economy into uncharted waters
Following extended closures in 1995 and 2013, the US economy continued to grow while stock markets mainly went sideways.
Following extended closures in 1995 and 2013, the US economy continued to grow while stock markets mainly went sideways.
After meeting top Democrats, he also said he could declare a national emergency to bypass Congress and build a US-Mexico border wall.
The paralysis triggered by the US government shutdown could have unexpected consequences, such as muddying economic statistics just as the markets are extremely reactive to any whiff of uncertainty.
