Welcome to the Investing News Network’s weekly look at the best-performing Canadian mining stocks on the TSX, TSXV and CSE, starting with a round-up of Canadian and US news impacting the resource sector.
The big event impacting markets this week was the shutdown of the US government.
Although lawmakers are trying to find a solution, Democrats and Republicans remain at loggerheads for various issues, including Medicaid funding. The closure marks the first time in seven years that the government has shut down — the last time came during negotiations over the disputed US-Mexico border wall in December 2018.
President Donald Trump has resolved to use the closure to push through the firing of thousands of federal government employees and cut funding to projects promised by Democrats.
Additionally, a jobs report scheduled for release on Friday (October 3) has been delayed, causing greater…
