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It is the first significant shutdown driven by Democrats, and only the second time the government has paused over demands to spend rather than save.

On the flip side, lower rates alongside widening credit spreads, continued trade frictions, or a prolonged shutdown could keep shifting the barometer further into risk-off.

Food assistance used by more than 40 million Americans will not be distributed from November due to the ongoing US government shutdown, according to the US Department of Agriculture.

The federal government shutdown, now in its fifth week, has forced air traffic controllers to work without pay.

The stock market’s record-setting rally faces a midweek double whammy as a pivotal Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision collides with a flood of megacap tech earnings — all unfolding against the backdrop of a prolonged government shutdown.