Government Shutdown Nears an End as Consumer Sentiment Slips

After forty days, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history may finally be ending, but consumer sentiment tells a different story.

EP Wealth’s Managing Director of Portfolio Strategy, Adam Phillips, CFA, CFP®, breaks down what the tentative government funding deal means for the markets, why consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level since 2022, and how these trends could shape spending, inflation, and the Fed’s next moves.
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