Weatherhead’s Mark Schweitzer discusses Fed challenges amid government shutdown

Government shutdown means Fed lacks crucial data as it considers rate cuts

MarketWatch: Mark Schweitzer, associate professor of economics at Weatherhead School of Management, said missing “gold-star” government data makes it hard for the Fed to act, adding he’d “definitely be going on hold.” The shutdown’s delay of key inflation and jobs reports leaves officials without the statistics they need to guide interest-rate decisions.