The Key Economic Data at Risk as the US Government Shutdown Continues

The US government is almost at a standstill after Democrats and Republicans failed to come to an agreement over the spending package for the new fiscal year. The shutdown has caused a freeze in some critical federal programs. Among the biggest losers have been investors and policymakers who rely on key economic data from government agencies.The Labor Department releasing a contingency memo ahead of the funding lapse, saying if a deal between Congress and President Trump was not reached by October 1st, the B ...