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Government shutdown hasn’t left consumers glum about the economy – for now, at least

  • Written by Joanne Hsu, Research Associate Professor at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan
Government shutdown hasn’t left consumers glum about the economy – for now, at leastEconomic clouds gathering? Perhaps not yet.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

The ongoing federal shutdown has resulted in a pause on regular government data releases, meaning economic data has been in short supply of late. That has left market-watchers and monetary policymakers somewhat in the dark over key indicators in the U.S. economy.

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