US budget deadline passes; first government shutdown in 17 years

Republicans Have Moved On To 'Plan E' In The Government Shutdown Fight

[img alt=US government shutdown Oct 1 2013]http://www.globalpost.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/gp5_top_stories_TIMELINE/photos/2013-October/182561904.jpg[/img]  IMF says US shutdown 'benign' for markets so far    Officials, however, cautioned that the uncertainty created by the political impasse could lead to tighter credit conditions in the world's largest economy.

President Obama has canceled plans to attend two upcoming summits in Asia, with the government shutdown entering its fourth day and the White House and lawmakers from both parties increasingly focused on the looming debt-ceiling deadline.

So we got to wait on the :

Economy shutdown

October 17th deadline !