Senate Democrats on Monday rejected a GOP-led stopgap funding bill for the 11th time as the shutdown heads into its fourth week.
Senators voted 50-43 on the House-passed bill, which would fund the government through Nov. 21. Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine were the only senators who broke rank to vote to advance the bill. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) did not vote. Senator Josh Hawley: "Since Democrats refuse to fund the government, I'm introducing legislation to reinstate SNAP benefits immediately. Source: Politico
🔴 The US government posted a $1.8 TRILLION (6% of GDP) budget deficit in Fiscal Year 2025, which ended in September.
This matches the 3rd-largest budget gap in HISTORY. Revenues hit $5.2 trillion while spending $7.0 trillion. Source: Global Markets Investor
Over the last 1 month, the US dollar has been more volatile than the S&P500.
As Goldman Sachs Brian Garrett notes, this has happened twice in the last 7 years (Dec 2023 and Jul 2025)... Source: zerohedge
Carlyle Group says the US job market is absolutely finished.
Source: Bloomberg, Spencer Hakimian
US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington was in talks to provide a $20bn swap line to Argentina
Source: FT
Politico is reporting that the White House has instructed federal agencies to prepare MASS FIRING plans in the event of a government shutdown.
A government shutdown by the end of the month is a true possibility. Source: Wall Street Mav
US government shutdown by October 1
Source: Polymarket
Foreigners own more US stocks than EVER
Overseas investors now own a RECORD 18% of the US equity market. Foreign investors collectively own ~$20 trillion of US stocks and ~$14 trillion in US debt, including Treasuries, mortgage and corporate bonds, according to Bloomberg. Source: Global Markets Investor, DB, Haver analytics
