Jupiter's Amadeo Alentorn: Power of alternative data revealed by US shutdown

Filling the data gap

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With no payrolls, no inflation numbers and no GDP updates, the recent US government shutdown left markets operating without their usual reference points. Even the Federal Reserve admitted it was “flying blind”.

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