BLS plans not to release economic data during govt shutdown

Lawmakers are careening toward a shutdown of the federal government that could deprive policymakers, business leaders and investors of critical data they need to assess the state of the US economy. Many federal operations will pause and nonessential employees will be furloughed or fired if lawmakers can’t reach an agreement by the time the current fiscal ...

President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with the top four congressional leaders Monday in a high-stakes sit-down at the White House that could determine whether the federal government shuts down this week. Funding is set to run out at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday unless Trump and leaders on Capitol Hill can reach an eleventh-hour agreement. The Democratic ...

The US government appears set for a shutdown this week - how could that impact the US Dollar and this week's economic data? FOREX.com's Global Head of Research Matt Weller breaks down the key news you need to know ahead of the US Open, as well as taking a look at today’s chart of the day, EUR/USD.