
If you’re working on Wall Street, there are always a few recurring dates you want to circle on your calendar. There are jobs numbers, Federal Reserve meetings, and loads of earnings reports. But one date that investors may not have on their radars is coming in hard and fast.
Jan. 30 is the U.S. government’s next big deadline to avoid another federal shutdown. In past years, investors may have felt that they could ignore these deadlines altogether. But after last year’s record 43-day shutdown, you might want to pay a bit more attention this time around.