8 October 2025 | 4:29PM EDT Economics Research USA: "Most" FOMC Participants Said Further Easing Would Likely Be Appropriate This Year; Minutes Stress Soft Labor Market Indicators BOTTOM LINE: The minutes to the FOMC's September meeting noted that "most" participants judged it would likely be appropriate to "ease policy further over the remainder of the year." "Some" participants noted that easy financial conditions warranted "a cautious approach" going forward, and "a few" participants saw "merit in keepin ...

Let's bring in Wilmington Trust Megan Shu. Megan, good to talk to you. It seems as though investors are just really shrugging off any impact from the government shutdown here.Yeah, Contessa, I think that's right. And it jives with what we've seen historically. Uh historically, shutdowns don't have a material economic impact, especially if they stay short enough in duration.you tend to get uh basically a a tenth to two tenths per week for every week that the government shut down, but then you get that made b ...