Missing Government Data Make Job Tougher for Policy Makers, Traders
Agencies aren’t releasing reports at a critical time for the Fed and others to read the economy
The partial shutdown of the U.S. government is making it harder for Federal Reserve officials, investors, trade negotiators and others to read the economy at a critical moment.
Economic data produced by the Commerce Department’s Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis aren’t being released during the government shutdown; nor are some...