government shutdown

While everyone focuses on US Government shutdown, this country faces crisis

Arkadiusz Sieron
January 23, 2018
The U.S. government partially closed at midnight on Friday. But the UK deals with a much more serious crisis. Potentially also for gold.

Appetite for risk returns as US Government shutdown ends

Hussein Sayed
January 23, 2018
The rally in Asian equities resumed on Tuesday taking the lead from Wall Street, after the U.S. government shutdown came to an end on Monday.

US shutdown, earnings and central banks in focus this week

Craig Erlam
January 22, 2018
U.S. investors shrug off shutdown concerns; earnings season enters key period as 82 S&P 500 Companies prepare to report; ECB and BoJ monetary policy decisions eyed this week; bitcoin off to a rocky start again.

Investors unmoved by the US government shutdown

Hussein Sayed
January 22, 2018
The U.S. government entered its third day of shutdown after the Congress failed to arrive at a short-term budget deal. Although the story has been a major talking point among media, investors don’t seem too worried about the impact on their investments.

US dollar down on government shutdown, but could it rebound?

Fawad Razaqzada
January 22, 2018

The market’s main focus remains fixated on developments in Washington. The dollar has started the new week on the back foot as U.S.

Dollar holds gains versus euro before data as fed cites recovery

Mariko Ishikawa and Kristine Aquino, Bloomberg
October 30, 2013
The dollar held a three-day gain against the euro before U.S. data forecast to show jobless claims decreased and manufacturing expanded.

Hogs watching slaughter, seasonals, while cattle could slide

Rich Nelson
October 10, 2013
Lower-than-expected slaughter numbers and key seasonal dates could point the way for hogs.

Government shutdown, supply are key factors in cattle and hogs

Rich Nelson
October 3, 2013
Slaughter increases could weigh on hogs, while the government shutdown could have an effect on cattle if it persists.

EU swaps platforms in limbo as CFTC closed on deadline day

Jim Brunsden, Bloomberg
October 2, 2013
E.U. attempts to win exemptions from U.S. rules for swaps trading platforms have been hampered by the partial shutdown of the U.S. government.

CME Group suspends cattle, hog indexes

News Story
October 2, 2013
The U.S. government shutdown has claimed the CME Group's price indexes for lean hogs and feeder cattle.