The government shutdown entered its 16th day Thursday with no end in sight, tying it for the fourth-longest federal work stoppage in US history.
Jerome Powell calmed the fraying nerves of investors yesterday as he set a more dovish tone than expected on monetary policy and the easing of rates.
Short-dated U.S. Treasury yields will edge lower on expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts.
Vanguard's new Retirement Outlook report is a mixed bag.