🚨 BREAKING: U.S. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN CONFIRMED FOR FEBRUARY 14! 🇺🇸
📈 Polymarket shows ~70% chance of another shutdown by Feb 14 — read that again: ~70% 🚨
📉 And if you forgot how damaging a shutdown can be, just look back:
📆 Jan 31 → Feb 4 (5 days)
🔹 Crypto:
• BTC — $79K → $74K
• ETH — $2,700 → $2,100
🔹 Commodities:
• Gold — $5,445 → $4,670
• Silver — $118 → $77
📉 GDP dropped ~0.43% in just those days — that’s real economic harm, not politics. 😬
📌 So why are shutdown odds so high?
A recent fatal Border Patrol shooting in Minneapolis — part of broader federal enforcement actions — has intensified political clashes over DHS funding.
That dispute over DHS appropriations is now a key reason Democrats haven’t moved the DHS bill forward, which means the shutdown “fuse” is still burning.
💥 Remember what a shutdown really does:
🔹 Paychecks delayed 💸
🔹 Government contracts paused ⚙️
🔹 Approvals postponed 🗂️
🔹 Economic data releases delayed 📊
⏳ Uncertainty slows economic activity — markets don’t like uncertainty.
⚠️ Markets may not be pricing this in yet … but they will. 📉
👀 I’ve tracked macro markets for 10+ years — including calling major tops like BTC’s October ATH.
🔔 Follow + turn on notifications — you’ll get the warning before headlines do. 🚀
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