As readers are well aware, the U.S. government officially shut down after lawmakers failed to reach a funding deal. To date, paychecks for hundreds of thousands of federal employees have been paused, and some national parks and agencies have been shuttered, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which supplies jobs and inflation data.
Government shutdowns almost always get constant media attention, perhaps understandably so. They are disruptive and create plenty of short-term uncertainty.
But for investors, they need not be a source of stress or urgent concern. History tells us, quite clearly, that shutdowns have not been a source of meaningful and certainly not lasting economic impact.
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