Will a Government Shutdown Trigger a Market Meltdown?

Congress is working on its fourth stopgap spending bill since the 2018 fiscal year started in October 2017. If it can't pass a bill by the end of Friday, Jan. 18, America could suffer a partial government shutdown - and even if the Legislature does get the job done, it will merely kick the can down the road to next month, where another impasse may loom.

But whether it's Friday, or in February, or whenever - if the government shuts down, that does not mean the