Stocks have been whipsawed in recent months by developments in the US-China trade war The S&P 500 has risen or fallen by more than 1% in each of the last 13 weeks
1 min read21 Jan 2019The Democrats' refusal to approve $5.7 billion demanded by Donald Trump for the wall project has paralysed Washington
3 min read12 Jan 2019Donald Trump renewed his threat to invoke a national emergency as a way to circumvent Congress and build a wall on the southern US border
4 min read6 Jan 2019The longest shutdown on record is 21 days, from late December 1995 to early January 1996
4 min read6 Jan 2019Democrats in control of the House of Representatives this week passed a bill to reopen the government without providing additional funding for the wall
1 min read6 Jan 2019About 800,000 federal workers have been unpaid due to the closure of about a quarter of the federal government as Trump withholds his support for new funding
4 min read4 Jan 2019All 11 major S&P sectors were lower in early trading, with declines in the technology and healthcare indexes weighing the most on the market
2 min read2 Jan 2019US senators left Washington for the Christmas holiday with no sign of urgency to resolve the fight over Donald Trump's demand for Mexico border wall money
2 min read26 Dec 2018On Sunday, a top Trump aide said the shutdown could continue to Jan. 3, when the new Congress convenes and Democrats take control of the House
3 min read25 Dec 2018The high-growth technology and healthcare sectors continued to lead the retreat, dropping 1.5% and 1.7%, respectively
3 min read25 Dec 2018The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared