U.S. Shutdown Hits Dollar, Nudges Global Markets

U.S. Shutdown Hits Dollar, Nudges Global Markets (Reuters) The U.S. government couldn’t come to a last-minute emergency funding agreement before the midnight deadline last night, meaning nearly a million federal employees will not be reporting to work today. Investment-wise, the biggest loser from the first government shutdown in 17 years was the U.S. dollar. The … Continue reading U.S. Shutdown Hits Dollar, Nudges Global Markets

The U.S. government couldn???t come to a last-minute emergency funding agreement before the midnight deadline last night, meaning nearly a million federal employees will not be reporting to work today. Investment-wise, the biggest loser from the first government shutdown in 17 years was the U.S. dollar.