Optimism reigns across financial markets as shutdown nears end
Financial markets are back in risk-on mode as US lawmakers return to Washington for a vote that could end a 43-day shutdown that paused federal government paycheques, delayed vital food aid for millions of Americans, and disrupted global airline travel. House Republicans are expected to support Monday’s spending package in today’s session, clearing the way for a reopening of the government by Friday. The dollar is grinding higher against a basket of its most-traded counterparts, risk-sensitive currencies like the Canadian and Australian dollars are on the march against the safe-haven Japanese yen, benchmark two- and ten-year Treasury yields are slipping...