Author name: Frankie Frentz

A week into the U.S. federal government shutdown, the reality of political paralysis is settling in.What began as a midnight funding lapse has quickly become a test of credibility for the world’s largest economy — and a reminder that market risk isn’t only born from economics, but from politics. The Standoff Deepens Congress remains locked […]

The United States federal government has officially shut down after lawmakers in Washington failed to reach a last-minute agreement to fund operations for the new fiscal year.The shutdown began at 12:01 a.m. EDT on October 1, 2025, marking the 22nd in modern U.S. history and the first since 2019. How It Happened The shutdown was