Government shutdowns can slow GDP, delay pay, hurt local economies and contractors, disrupt programs, and weigh on consumer ...
Past government shutdowns have been little more than speedbumps to economic growth, but the longer this one drags on, the ...
The economic impact of a government shutdown depends on its duration, economists say. Some payments, like Social Security, ...
Analysts expect the Fed to proceed with another quarter-point rate cut, viewing a cooling labor market as a larger concern ...
The national debt is rising faster than ever and threatens to undermine confidence in the economy, experts warn.
In ordinary times, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and voting members of the Federal Open Market Committee, which usually meets eight times a year, have a wealth of information at their disposal, ...
The government shutdown halted the release of key economic data, choking off the flow of information as some experts warn the ...
The U.S. Department of Labor on Monday said some data would not be released in the event of a shutdown, including monthly jobs and inflation reports watched by Fed officials. The Bureau of Economic ...
The central bank is poised to lower interest rates again on Wednesday despite having only a partial view of how the economy ...
The government shutdown on Wednesday has halted the release of some major economic data at a wobbly moment for the economy, potentially denying the Federal Reserve key information when it meets to set ...
Government shutdowns can be are often political earthquakes that paralyze Washington, DC. But for the economy, shutdowns are ...