The Other Reason The Fed Is Terrified Of A Government Shut Down

Zero Hedge by Tyler Durden on 09/24/2013 While some have argued that the Fed is flying blind, given their endless efforts to convince the market that their actions (or inactions) are now all data-dependent - what happens when that data simply does not exist? As SMRA notes, the official word from the BLS is that they are working under the assumption that there will not be a government shutdown and the employment data will be released as scheduled; but what happens if the un-negotiation reaches beyond October 1st? How will our central-planners know what to do? Via Ray Stone of Stone McCarthy, The official word from the BLS is that they are working under the assumption that there will not be a government shutdown and the employment data will be released as scheduled.



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