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US Economic Reports on Jobs, Inflation Would Be Delayed in Shutdown
- Shutdown would affect key reports from Labor, Commerce Depts
- Closure could last weeks, leading up to November Fed meeting
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A range of US economic reports are set to be delayed in an impending shutdown of the federal government, which would deprive markets, businesses and policymakers of reference points for decisions made at home and around the world.
Critical figures like the Labor Department’s monthly jobs report and a key inflation gauge from the Commerce Department wouldn’t come out on their scheduled release dates, based on agencies’ actions during previous shutdowns. When the government was closed in 2013, data like the employment report and others were delayed.