Investors dumped U.S. assets overnight in favor of gold, Bitcoin, and foreign stocks as government shutdown leaves Wall Street ‘flying blind’

fortune.com/2025/10/01/stocks-government-shutdown-gold-bitcoin-dollar

S&P 500 futures and the dollar dropped in the middle of the night, while safe-haven assets surged. Analysts warn prolonged shutdown and layoffs could hurt GDP and spur earlier Fed rate cuts, but markets historically fluctuate only modestly during shutdowns.
S&P 500 futures moved sharply…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-10-01 11:00:32.
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