The government shutdown may be over, but it will take some time before everything returns to normal. It will likely take many days or even weeks for federal workers to receive back pay and benefits recipients to receive payments. It will also take time for the economic data release calendar to get back on track, but we stand a decent chance of getting the long-delayed September jobs report at some point next week. That is set to be soft based on third-party survey evidence, such as the ISM employment indicators and the ADP private payrolls series. We will get the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s October FOMC meeting, ... (full story)