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The Federal Reserve may face challenges in decision-making due to a lack of data during the shutdown, potentially influencing interest rate cuts.

Firing the BLS commissioner, halting government data collection. We are pushing over the edge something that was already deeply problematic.

We've been thinking about alternative sources of data because of the shutdown and just this general defunding and antagonism towards businesses like the BLS.

The U.S. government shutdown is causing significant disruptions, including furloughs for 750,000 federal workers and the suspension of economic data reporting.

If the government shutdown lasts two weeks, it may not dramatically change business operations or economic forecasts, but a longer duration could raise concerns.

If the government shutdown lasts beyond two weeks, the lack of data could become a concern for businesses and economic forecasters.

The question I've gotten most over the past two months is, is there a good private sector replacement for the Bureau of Labor Statistics data? And the answer is unequivocally not.

The Federal Reserve may be more likely to cut interest rates if the shutdown leads to less data availability, increasing uncertainty.

The Federal Reserve may be more likely to cut interest rates if they have less data due to the shutdown, as they might stick with their dot plot plan.

If the government shutdown lasts beyond two weeks, the lack of data could start to concern businesses and forecasters.