First US Government Shutdown Since 2018 Comes With an X Factor
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I’m Chris Anstey, an economics editor in Boston, and today we’re looking at the US federal government shutdown. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here.
Shutdowns — or at least partial ones — of the federal US government are hardly unusual. But the one that began after the stroke of midnight Oct. 1 possibly may prove a bigger complication for the economy, and economic policymakers, than has been typical over the decades.