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  • US government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty

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    Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline. Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially fired by the Trump administration. Many offices will be shuttered, perhaps permanently, as Trump vows to “do things that are irreversible, that are bad” as retribution. His deportation agenda is expected to run full speed ahead, while education, environmental and other services sputter. The economic ... (full story)

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wizzytech100
Oct 1, 2025 3:50am
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Quoting Trader#A306
Maybe many sacked US officers can become FX traders.
It won't work without any insider information
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johnnyfx5600
Oct 1, 2025 3:23am
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Gold probably going to 4000 in a week or sooner!
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Trader#A306
Oct 1, 2025 2:13am
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Maybe many sacked US officers can become FX traders.
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OutThere
Oct 1, 2025 3:52am
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It means Trump going golfing like last time.
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calderone
Oct 1, 2025 1:34pm
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I feel safer when the gov shuts down. There is a lot less fraud going on.
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Forgediron
Oct 1, 2025 3:35am
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Period of uncertainty??? Who are they kidding. The only certainty is that at some point soon, it WILL re-open.
It’s like buying dips in the DOW, just do it…
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Nick.
Oct 1, 2025 2:39am
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Another big win for the American people.
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ocd
Oct 2, 2025 1:12am
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Quoting FxCliff
So what's next for the FX market

Zoom out and pick a trend. Then zoom in a trade the trend...wait, is it really that easy?
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19monza64
Oct 1, 2025 3:05am
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What a man of action, this Trump! He doesn't waste any time: he returns to the White House and, poof, immediately a nice shutdown to break the ice. A remarkable record, they say. Well, if the goal is to paralyze the government apparatus, he's a real Champion. And how lovely this new political fashion that 'rewards hardline positions.' Finally, a return to values, to the old ways: it's either my way or the highway. In this case, it's the country that goes off the cliff. But compromises? Stuff for the weak, for those who actually want to govern. Much better an epic showdown on the brink of disaster, with 750,000 people at home and services collapsing. That's why it's called a 'power game,' isn't it?
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Twocans
Oct 1, 2025 5:20am
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On that note this morning the USD/CHF is under heavy accumulation on a 'v' bottom around 4 am central. I overslept after trading last night scalping baby pips. Its close to breaking back over 0.8000 maybe for the last time in forever?
Twocans
Oct 1, 2025 5:28am
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babypips dot com / tools / forex is a neat free site to manage time zones dyslexia if you have issues like mine. I was always showing up late by an hour visiting kids in Atlanta forgetting to drop an hour travel time. lol They got so tired of it they moved to the CST zone. I am that annoying...
Eren10
Oct 1, 2025 6:02am
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Quoting Polimini
{quote} True, but this time is different, he says he is going to start firing left and right. On top of tariffs and all the rest. At some point thing will break...
At some point he will accept he can’t beat the devil and will become moslim and go happily to the heaven
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Twocans
Oct 1, 2025 6:07am
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When I saw the outrage over the Mexican Hat meme and the following photo op that took place I had to stop and ask myself just how much taxpayers forked over to cover their time and trouble to stand up to the irreverence of the Hispanic population no matter who you point a finger at. What matters is that (IF) this is all these people have to do before the dreaded 'shutdown' please go mix a Margarita and get the party started. The fact that We actually pay them to spend Our money while they get way better Market tips than We share leads me to believe a shutdown is really a covert operation for an early Holiday vacation.
Twocans
Oct 1, 2025 7:33am
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All I know is after buying the AUD/USD dump and pump while I started some rice it popped up and I dumped it for a nice gain. Now, I have to go on a 1 hour in Jail vacation to be processed and released. Otherwise, I give it all back and then some. Maybe the Govt. shutdown is a good thing but I doubt if it will shut up any of the Taco Hats from their feelings or being butt hurt. Orange Man strikes again!
Twocans
Oct 3, 2025 2:29am
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Quoting Twocans
On that note this morning the USD/CHF is under heavy accumulation on a 'v' bottom around 4 am central. I overslept after trading last night scalping baby pips. Its close to breaking back over 0.8000 maybe for the last time in forever?
Not sure if this sounds like a pump but here goes... USD/CHF has had a (inverted head and shoulders) over night. Not that I hold any reverence but the pattern suggest that deep pockets have been driving price down since topping out yesterday morning at 0.8000. In other words it looks like big players have been scaring price down and soaking up shares many time on a lower time frame like a 3 min chart. Right now its sitting just above yesterdays close and holding up as the London session gets under way. Yesterday is was crazy volatile at this time of day with lots of see-saw action. The 'dips' have become less aggressive suggesting that most of the 'fear of losing' after yesterdays nice ride to the HOD is pretty much done. Maybe? ha, ha
Polimini
Oct 1, 2025 4:54am
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Quoting Forgediron
Period of uncertainty??? Who are they kidding. The only certainty is that at some point soon, it WILL re-open. It’s like buying dips in the DOW, just do it…
True, but this time is different, he says he is going to start firing left and right. On top of tariffs and all the rest.
At some point thing will break...
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Polimini
Oct 1, 2025 5:28am
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Quoting Twocans
On that note this morning the USD/CHF is under heavy accumulation on a 'v' bottom around 4 am central. I overslept after trading last night scalping baby pips. Its close to breaking back over 0.8000 maybe for the last time in forever?
what! and what! and what!
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1greyfox
Oct 1, 2025 7:05am
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Quoting golddifx
Trump is the most irresponsible and stupid president in the history of the United States. Shame
I could be rude and insult your president, but I won't because I know very little about him.
One thing I do know, when Russia starts coming to a town near you, you will want what our 'stupid' and 'irresponsible' president has to offer to protect your nation.
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1greyfox
Oct 1, 2025 8:19am
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Quoting Schultz
{quote} Even if you did know the President of Poland much better than you currently do, for what reason would you be rude and insult him?


I said 'I could', not that I would.
Sorry for the misunderstanding.
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DwnUndrTrdr
Oct 1, 2025 8:11am
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Quoting 1greyfox
{quote} I could be rude and insult your president, but I won't because I know very little about him. One thing I do know, when Russia starts coming to a town near you, you will want what our 'stupid' and 'irresponsible' president has to offer to protect your nation.
Are you serious!? Poland will not need the US to protect itself from Russia. Real bad example!
Schultz
Oct 1, 2025 6:31am
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Quoting Twocans
babypips dot com / tools / forex is a neat free site to manage time zones dyslexia if you have issues like mine. I was always showing up late by an hour visiting kids in Atlanta forgetting to drop an hour travel time. lol They got so tired of it they moved to the CST zone. I am that annoying...
I may not have dyslexia, but I am forever forgetting what time zones mean. That link still doesn't say what central time means, so I have no idea. Communicate clearly, like you are speaking to an Australian. I think that at one point of the year for a few weeks we have five (I know this from listening to the national radio broadcaster and it drives them nutty each hour getting it right).

Why not say New York time? Chicago time? LA time? That would be too easy?
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Schultz
Oct 1, 2025 7:14am
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Quoting 1greyfox
{quote} I could be rude and insult your president, but I won't because I know very little about him. One thing I do know, when Russia starts coming to a town near you, you will want what our 'stupid' and 'irresponsible' president has to offer to protect your nation.
Even if you did know the President of Poland much better than you currently do, for what reason would you be rude and insult him?
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Schultz
Oct 1, 2025 8:27am
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Quoting DwnUndrTrdr
{quote} Are you serious!? Poland will not need the US to protect itself from Russia. Real bad example!
Probably totally irrelevant, but I checked out Poland's military history out of curiosity.

Now there is one country that needs no introduction or instruction to conducting a war, however defined.
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Schultz
Oct 1, 2025 9:39am
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Quoting 1greyfox
{quote} I said 'I could', not that I would. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
I've thought about this a bit and have deleted at least one draft including quoting Meatloaf...

But I persist because something is really fishy in your play on words - the difference between a condition precedent and a condition subsequent. You were speaking condition precedent, I was subsequent.

Let's play for a bit -

I could ride my bike tomorrow, but I won't because it has a flat tire.

// and no flat tire? (condition subsequent, and why I then wrote the word would)

I will ride my bike tomorrow because I fixed its flat tire.
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fantos
Oct 1, 2025 2:21am
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mass unemployment by federal employees
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NotAtrader
Oct 1, 2025 4:15am
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Yeah golf time
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Twocans
Oct 1, 2025 5:39am
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Quoting Polimini
{quote} what! and what! and what!
I'm working on my first cup of java.... obviously you are at least two cups ahead of me. lol
ocd
Oct 1, 2025 2:14am
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And so it begins.
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Schultz
Oct 1, 2025 11:06am
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Quoting FxCliff
So what's next for the FX market
Toss a coin.
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golddifx
Oct 1, 2025 6:11am
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Trump is the most irresponsible and stupid president in the history of the United States. Shame
tringpablog
Oct 1, 2025 2:38am
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THE BIG SHORT MAYBE
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Trader#B966
Oct 1, 2025 2:46am
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why nasdaq futures dump
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Azealin
Oct 1, 2025 3:49am
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Fed chair Powell will be next to be sacked and the dollar get dumps deeper
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lbgfx
Oct 1, 2025 4:00am
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boom
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irllu
Oct 1, 2025 4:36am
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Quoting Trader#A306
Maybe many sacked US officers can become FX traders.
It's a very funny albeit cruel joke DD
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tomas262
Oct 1, 2025 6:00am
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they owe money so they print it
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highdesertAZ
Oct 1, 2025 7:20am
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Liberal Democrat socialist party knows only obstruct and resist in the US Congress. No surprise. Their political managment is grossly incompetent and unproductive. They can only "produce" chaos.
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FxCliff
Oct 1, 2025 9:52am
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So what's next for the FX market
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Trader#3174
Oct 1, 2025 2:20am
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ok
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Trader#BB20
Oct 1, 2025 2:23am
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Sell USD JPY LOL All I can say
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Trader#A306
Oct 1, 2025 2:50am
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SALES! Buy USD with the Big Beautiful Shutdown Day discount.
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Trader#CCD0
Oct 1, 2025 3:33am
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Period of uncertainty??? Who are they kidding. The only certainty, is that it will at some point soon re-open.
It’s like buying dips in the DOW, just do it…
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Trader#A306
Oct 1, 2025 5:46am
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Brilliant shutdown! The best shutdown that ever happened to US (after the Epstein list).
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Trader#0598
Oct 1, 2025 5:50am
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Quoting Polimini
{quote}At some point thing will break...
We're back on the two more weeks train. Nothing changes with you guys
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Trader#E73A
Oct 1, 2025 7:09am
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Its just another government pump n dump why are yall surprised? I think they're just trying to see how much they can profit this term XDD.
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Trader#661D
Oct 1, 2025 7:12am
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Okay why is forex factory not reporting this as high impact news
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Trader#5A10
Oct 1, 2025 9:02am
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They are too lazy and not motivated by self-sufficiency to survive.
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