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Keeping inflation markets open if government shuts down

Last year’s US government shutdown upset inflation trades; an Isda band-aid helped but a longer-term fix is needed

Constructing a percetage sign

When last year’s record US government shutdown – from October 1 to November 12 – forced the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to cancel the October inflation data release, an industry working group came up with a temporary solution to keep the $7 trillion inflation trading market on track.

But the ad hoc fix, established by members of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, will need a

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