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Have said, it looks like deja vu all over again. We appear to be barrelling towards another Government Shutdown this week with all the attendant infighting, name calling, and general washington nastiness, but the politics has a real life effect on the american people. Eamon javers has our cover story. Its time for congress to be held responsible reporter americans love to complain about the federal government, but when it suddenly goes away, the effects can be jarring. Back in 2013 elderly veterans pushed past barricades at the world war ii memorial and this became the iconic moment of the 16day standoff that forced the closure of most of the federal government. Estimates are the last shutdown copse tens of thousands of jobs and 2 billion in lost productivity. And now analysts say the odds of a new shutdown are at least even. My mood is one of a little bit of angst, but im a little bit more optimistic than what i hear some pu ....
Decided not to raise Interest Rates. In part because of a slowdown in china and heightened volatility around the world. The Dow Jones Industrial average fell 290 points to 16,384. The nasdaq dropped 66. The s p 500 sank 32. For the week the dow and the s p closed lower. The nasdaq was higher, posting its first backtoback weekly gains since may. But there was Something Else that the Federal Reserve said yesterday that could be cause for concern over the longer term. Steve liesman explains. Reporter when it comes to the economy over the next several years, what you see is what you get as far as the Federal Reserve is concerned. The unemployment rate, its 5. 1 now in the feds latest forecast is that it wil ....
Decided not to raise Interest Rates. In part because of a slowdown in china and heightened volatility around the world. The Dow Jones Industrial average fell 290 points to 16,384. The nasdaq dropped 66. The s p 500 sank 32. For the week the dow and the s p closed lower. The nasdaq was higher, posting its first backtoback weekly gains since may. But there was Something Else that the Federal Reserve said yesterday that could be cause for concern over the longer term. Steve liesman explains. Reporter when it comes to the economy over the next several years, what you see is what you get as far as the Federal Reserve is concerned. The unemployment rate, its 5. 1 now in the feds latest forecast is that it wil ....
Decided not to raise Interest Rates. In part because of a slowdown in china and heightened volatility around the world. The Dow Jones Industrial average fell 290 points to 16,384. The nasdaq dropped 66. The s p 500 sank 32. For the week the dow and the s p closed lower. The nasdaq was higher, posting its first backtoback weekly gains since may. But there was Something Else that the Federal Reserve said yesterday that could be cause for concern over the longer term. Steve liesman explains. Reporter when it comes to the economy over the next several years, what you see is what you get as far as the Federal Reserve is concerned. The unemployment rate, its 5. 1 now in the feds latest forecast is that it wil ....