US Treasuries mostly insulated from risks of a government shutdown: experts

Christine Tan framed the current US government shutdown threat as a familiar political standoff, but one complicated by deeper divisions and a lack of meaningful negotiation. While shutdowns have occurred before, most notably in 2013 and 2018, she noted that this one stands out because “both parties haven’t really spoken,” explaining that the usual process, tabling and passing a budget by the end of the fiscal year on September 30, is now stalled due to wide gaps in spending priorities.