“This madness must end,” said the spokeswoman for the White House, Karoline Leavitt, before the new Senate vote. She accused the opposition Democrats “Sabotage”.
The Democrats blame President Donald Trump’s government. They build their consent to the transitional budget of the Republicans of additional funds for health care. They argue that Trump lets low-income US citizens down.
According to estimates, the shutdown, which came into force on Wednesday, will be sent to forced vacation, according to estimates. Areas of basic supply such as air traffic control, police, border protection or emergency care in hospitals are excluded.
The shutdown could take weeks, warned Andrew Koneschusky, the former spokesman for the minority leader of the Democrats in the Senate, Chuck Schumer. The government camp like the opposition insisted on their positions and showed “very little” willingness to compromise, he criticized.
Because of the budget lock, the Trump government canceled the publication of the labor market numbers set up for Friday. If the standstill continues, other key indicators such as the inflation data could also be affected. This could make it difficult for the US Central Bank to decide on a possible cut-off.
Some financial experts warn that missing US economic data could also have a negative impact on the stock exchanges. “The markets have more uncertainty than bad news,” said Stephen Innes from Spi Asset Management.
So far, however, this can not be felt on Wall Street. There was a good atmosphere on Friday after several record stands in the important stock market indices. Analysts explain this with positive corporate forecasts in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
