Although geopolitical events and challenges to Fed independence made headlines this week, financial markets looked

The first full week gave market participants an opportunity to assess slew of incoming economic

Although the data lag from the government shutdown remains a factor, this week provided a

The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) concluded their final meeting of the year and

The government shutdown is still causing data availability issues, including no employment report for November

U.S. government economic data began to flow again this week after the 43-day shutdown. The

After 43 days, Congress voted to end the longest shutdown in US government history. The

Financial markets adopted a cautious tone this week as investors navigated limited visibility into the

The US Government shutdown has continued into its 31st day as pressure on Congress mounts to

The US government shutdown has entered its 24th day and as of this writing it does

An already slow week for economic data, due to the holiday closure on Monday, was