According to Reuters Business, the ongoing U.S. government shutdown has lasted longer than any previous episode, breaking precedent (Reuters Business). Reuters Business reports that for the second consecutive month, official jobs data has not been released (Reuters Business). Reuters Business states that the absence of these releases makes it hard to know what is happening in the labor market, limiting visibility for trading decisions that depend on labor indicators (Reuters Business).

According to @business, US Treasuries ended the week essentially flat as bulls and bears fought to a draw, with conflicting private-sector labor data leaving expectations for a December Federal Reserve rate cut in limbo (source: Bloomberg). The absence of a clear policy signal kept the rates outlook uncertain, offering no fresh directional cue for rate-sensitive risk assets, including BTC and ETH (source: Bloomberg).