Wall Street Waits on Washington
Fed tapering uncertainty, the U.S. government shutdown and the debt ceiling will cast a shadow over markets well into 2014.
Philip Diehl
December 17, 2025
Bloomberg Photo Service 'Best of the Week': House Speaker John Boehner, a Republican from Ohio, speaks to the media after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. Boehner said Obama refused to negotiate in a meeting with top congressional leaders about the government shutdown, signaling a lack of progress on resolving the fiscal impasse. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** John Boehner
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
