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đź”´US government shutdowns can last for weeks
The uncertainty would impact markets in the short-term
Global Markets Investor
October 01, 2025
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🔥🔥 GLOBAL MARKETS INVESTOR PORTFOLIO — UP 40% SINCE JANUARY 2024 DURING THE MARCH-APRIL 2025 MARKET TURMOIL, MAJOR US INDEXES FELL NEARLY 20%, WHILE THE GMI PORTFOLIO GAINED OVER 5%, FIND OUT HOW BELOW:
The US federal government officially entered a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2025, after Congress failed to pass a funding bill. This marks the first shutdown since the 2018–2019 closure and the 22nd in US history.
The average length of a shutdown is ~8 days. However, it is important to note that the 2018–2019 shutdown lasted 35 days, significantly longer than the average
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The US government shutdown is also disrupting the release of key economic data:
KEY REPORTS SUSPENDED:
• Jobless claims (Labor Department)
• Nonfarm payrolls (BLS)
• Consumer Price Index (CPI) & Producer Price Index (PPI) reported by BLS
• Retail sales, factory orders, housing starts, trade data (Census/BEA)
• Employment Trends Index (Conference Board)
REPORTS STILL PUBLISHING:
• ADP jobs report, S&P Global & ISM indexes
• MBA mortgage applications, Challenger layoffs - job cuts announcements
• Redbook retail sales, NFIB optimism index
• Federal Reserve reports (e.g., Consumer Credit, Industrial Production, FOMC minutes)
• TBD: Treasury reports like the Monthly Budget Statement and TIC flows
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