US government shutdown costs economy about $15B per week

U.S. government shutdown is costing the economy approximately $15 billion per week, Bloomberg reports.

The shutdown has left 650,000 federal employees without pay.

The current shutdown is considered more dangerous than previous ones because the U.S. economy is now more unstable, the outlet notes.

The shutdown has become the longest in the country’s history, surpassing the record set during President Trump’s first term in 2018–2019.