SIGMA: Government Shutdown May Hurt Confidence


   
Maria Eugenia Garcia
DTN Managing Editor

   NASHVILLE, TN. (DTN) -- The U.S. government shutdown, the largest in the 
country's history, could deepen fiscal uncertainty and weigh on economic 
confidence heading into the new year, according to SIGMA.

   During its 2025 Annual Conference, members of SIGMA GR Team and Legislative 
Committee on Thursday (11/5) said the best-case scenario would see a reopening 
of the government late next week. However, with healthcare subsidies, spending 
thresholds, and election-year politics in play, this could easily stretch into 
January.

   While Senate leaders have discussed combining several appropriations bills 
to reopen the government, SIGMA members cautioned that procedural and political 
hurdles remain.

   However, even if the Senate advances a package next week, there's no 
assurance the House will follow as both sides appear more focused on 
positioning for the election than on governing, one of the members of the group 
said.

   SIGMA's committee concluded that markets haven't fully priced in the 
longer-term the policy uncertainty this creates, and that trust between the 
White House and Congress is "at a historic low."




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