{"id":5682,"date":"2018-12-20T22:05:50","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T22:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/shutdown-threat-adds-to-wall-street-woe\/"},"modified":"2018-12-20T22:05:50","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T22:05:50","slug":"shutdown-threat-adds-to-wall-street-woe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/shutdown-threat-adds-to-wall-street-woe\/","title":{"rendered":"Shutdown threat adds to Wall Street woe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Wall Street shares closed at their lowest levels in roughly 14 months on Thursday, as the threat of a government shutdown added to wider investor angst.<\/p>\n

Losses accelerated around midday, as Republicans said President Donald Trump would not sign the current bill to fund the government.<\/p>\n

Shares rebounded a bit but fell again as Mr Trump spoke about his decision.<\/p>\n

The blue-chip Dow Jones index sank 2%, while the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq ended about 1.6% lower.<\/p>\n

The three major indexes are now down 6% or more since the start of 2018.<\/p>\n

Mr Trump’s statement on Thursday that he will not sign a funding bill without more money for border security added to the worries about global growth, rising interest rates and trade that have rocked markets in recent weeks.<\/p>\n