Source: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/government-shutdown

# Government shutdown
URL: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/government-shutdown
Last modified: 2026-10-17

A US government shutdown happens when Congress has not passed spending by the fiscal year start on 1 October, so non-essential agencies close. [The counting agencies close too](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/who-moves-us-stocks), so the jobs and inflation numbers [the market waits for](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/us-jobs-report-explained) stop arriving until it ends.

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- FRED: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/fred
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