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Us Government Shutdown

US bank execs warn government shutdown adds to economic risks
Article
/ 16 January 2019

US bank execs warn government shutdown adds to economic risks

​Bank executives have warned that weakening sentiment amid a lengthening US government shutdown could economic kill growth

By John Biers
US government shutdown breaks record as eyes remain on Trump
Article
/ 14 January 2019

US government shutdown breaks record as eyes remain on Trump

The partial shutdown has reached a 24-day impasse, and the question in the air is will the president declare a national emergency?

By Mashadi Kekana
Stop holding Americans ‘hostage’ over shutdown, Pelosi tells Trump
Article
/ 9 January 2019

Stop holding Americans ‘hostage’ over shutdown, Pelosi tells Trump

The political impasse over Trump’s border wall demand has kept key government agencies closed for the past 18 days

By Agency
US government workers home without pay as shutdown impasse drags on
Article
/ 22 January 2018

US government workers home without pay as shutdown impasse drags on

Thousands of US federal employees were staying home without pay Monday after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on ending a government shutdown

By Michael Mathes
Sighs of relief as Congress ends US government shutdown
Article
/ 17 October 2013

Sighs of relief as Congress ends US government shutdown

The US government has reopened its doors after Congress passed legislation to end a government shutdown.

By Sapa Ap
Obama backs Senate deal in bid to avoid US debt default
Article
/ 16 October 2013

Obama backs Senate deal in bid to avoid US debt default

US President Barack Obama has pushed through a Senate deal aimed at averting a debt default and ending a government shutdown.

By Reuters
SA Reserve Bank ‘monitoring’ possible US debt default
Article
/ 16 October 2013

SA Reserve Bank ‘monitoring’ possible US debt default

The Reserve Bank is keeping a watchful eye on whether the US will default on its debt payments.

By Thalia Holmes
US shutdown: Why are Americans so complacent?
Analysis
/ 15 October 2013

US shutdown: Why are Americans so complacent?

In the US there is a sense of submission to a political system that is held hostage by private interests and corporate lobbying, writes Gavin Silber.

By Staff Reporter
US shutdown: Conflict could go down to the wire
Article
/ 7 October 2013

US shutdown: Conflict could go down to the wire

Neither Republicans nor Democrats have offered any sign of agreements on either the shutdown or the debt ceiling as an October 17 deadline looms.

By Richard Cowan
Economic week ahead: US political drama continues
Article
/ 7 October 2013

Economic week ahead: US political drama continues

While SA reports on reserve figures, the US’s political stalemate between the Republicans and Democrats will continue to preoccupy global markets.

By Matt Quigley
Pentagon set to recall workers
Article
/ 6 October 2013

Pentagon set to recall workers

Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives have agreed to pay all furloughed employees retroactively once the government reopens.

By Reuters
Clinton, Obama and the US govt shutdown
Article
/ 2 October 2013

Clinton, Obama and the US govt shutdown

Sex scandals and political setbacks might have brought out the best in US leaders Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, writes Khaya Dlanga.

By Staff Reporter
US shutdown: Gunslinging and standoffs straight out of fiction
Article
/ 1 October 2013

US shutdown: Gunslinging and standoffs straight out of fiction

Democrat sheriff Barack Obama and his Republican foes have been on the brink many times but the final two days are bizarre and unpredictable.

By Dan Roberts
US shutdown could put one million workers on unpaid leave
Article
/ 1 October 2013

US shutdown could put one million workers on unpaid leave

Due to lawmakers’ inability to reach a budget deal for the fiscal year, the US government’s shutdown will cut back on services.

By Reuters
Obama: I am not at all resigned to US govt shutdown
Article
/ 30 September 2013

Obama: I am not at all resigned to US govt shutdown

US President Barack Obama said he is not resigned to a US government shutdown taking place with a midnight deadline looming.

By Reuters

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