Policy Uncertainty during the Shutdown: Elevated

Daily data from Baker, Bloom and Davis:

Figure 1: EPU (blue, left scale), EPU-trade (green, right scale). Light orange is Trump 2.0 administration; darker orange shading is shutdown. Source: policyuncertainty.com. 

Betting on the shutdown length is now at 34 days, taking us through November 3 for postponed releases (no idea on delays).

 

 

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