Wall Street is girding for a federal data blackout, potential delays to public offerings and M&A approvals, and a mounting furlough bill that could reach hundreds of millions of dollars per day as the U.S. government shutdown begins. Investors fear heightened volatility with fewer official economic releases to anchor expectations, while agencies vital to capital markets operate with skeleton crews.
Source: NYT DealBook
Gold hits another record as shutdown and weak jobs data fuel rate-cut bets
Gold notched fresh all-time highs as the government shutdown and a third ADP jobs decline in four months bolstered expectations for additional Fed easing. Safe-haven flows and a softer labor backdrop are reinforcing bullion’s appeal while dampening real-yield headwinds.
Source: Seeking Alpha
Oil slides to four-month lows on OPEC+ supply chatter and swelling U.S. stocks
Crude prices fell to the lowest level in four months amid reports OPEC+ could boost output and as U.S. inventories climbed. The shift eases one of the market’s key inflation tail risks, but pressures energy shares and capex plans if sustained.
Source: Seeking Alpha
FICO upends mortgage-score market; credit bureau shares slump
FICO will license its mortgage scores directly to lenders, a structural shift that sent shares of Equifax, TransUnion and Experian tumbling. The move could compress intermediaries’ pricing power in mortgage underwriting and reshape long-standing data distribution dynamics.
Source: MarketWatch
GIP nears $38B takeover of AES in one of the year’s biggest energy deals
Global Infrastructure Partners is close to a roughly $38 billion acquisition of AES, the FT reported, potentially creating a power-sector heavyweight with global scale in generation and grid assets. The deal would extend the private-infrastructure buying spree and could catalyze further consolidation across utilities and clean-energy platforms.
Source: Seeking Alpha
OpenAI dethrones SpaceX as world’s most valuable startup
An employee-led share sale lifted OpenAI’s valuation above SpaceX, making the AI lab the world’s most valuable startup. The milestone underscores investor conviction that generative AI will drive the next leg of tech spending and enterprise software disruption.
Source: Seeking Alpha
White House halts ~$26B for infrastructure and climate projects
The administration paused about $26 billion in funding tied to infrastructure and climate initiatives, adding uncertainty for states, developers, and contractors dependent on federal grants. The freeze raises execution risk for broadband, grid, clean-energy and EV-charging deployments already facing supply-chain and permitting hurdles.
Source: Seeking Alpha
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