Prolonged US shutdown threatens to unsettle economy

By THE MANILA TIMES

Dec 30, 2018 12:57 pm

WASHINGTON, DC: Light hits the US Capitol during sunrise on December 22, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Edelman/Getty Images/AFP)

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The paralysis triggered by the US government shutdown could have unexpected consequences, such as muddying economic statistics just as the markets are extremely reactive to any whiff of uncertainty.

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