43 days. That was the time the United States government was paralyzed.
A shutdown so long that it is now listed among the longest in modern history.
Yesterday, after weeks of chaos and last-minute negotiations, Congress passed a temporary agreement… and Donald Trump signed it.
The government reopens.
Federal employees are back to work.
But what seems like a respite… is just the calm before the storm.
⏳ A political and financial time bomb.
The new agreement only guarantees funding until January 30, 2026.
Exactly two and a half months.
After that, the clock resets to zero.
And if there is no consensus, the U.S. could enter another shutdown... this time with much more serious consequences.
📉 The worst: the damage is already done.
During the shutdown, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Department of Commerce stopped operating normally.
The White House has already admitted it:
👉 The inflation (CPI) and employment data for October may never be published.
Why does this matter so much?
Because without data, the Federal Reserve is blind.
Won't know if prices are rising or falling.
Won't know if the economy is creating or losing jobs.
And without that information, any decision on interest rates or monetary policy will be a leap into the void.
💬 “It's a permanent damage to the statistical system of the U.S.”
Several officials have called it that.
Because the polls, surveys, and collections that were not done cannot be repeated retroactively.
A piece of the economic puzzle was lost. Forever.
⚠️ The consequence:
When reality comes to light, it will already be too late.
Markets could face a distorted economy,
an inflation that no one measured,
and a financial system that no longer trusts even its own numbers.
🎯 In summary:
The United States reopened...
but the damage is already done
And the next shutdown—if it comes—will not be political: it will be economic.
