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shutdown

[shuht-doun] / ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn /
NOUN
closing
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Next week brings two of the most important economic data releases in the same calendar week, a rare occurrence due to the brief government shutdown earlier this month.

From Barron's

Next week brings two of the most important economic data releases in the same calendar week, a rare occurrence due to the brief government shutdown earlier this month.

From Barron's

U.S. monthly nonfarm payrolls data will be released on Wednesday, having been delayed from Feb. 6 due to the partial government shutdown.

From The Wall Street Journal

The government’s official January jobs report is now scheduled for release on Feb. 11, slightly delayed by the recent partial government shutdown.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ahead of the shutdown last year, Tom Hammersley, marketing manager at Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce, told the BBC that the drop in demand at Wedgwood had come against a backdrop of increasing costs.

From BBC