UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Ignorance is not bliss'

This week, the veil of ignorance shrouding the US economy is lifted a little—but only a little. US employment data (due Tuesday) was already low quality, and that is likely made worse by the effects of the government shutdown. Consumer price data (due Thursday) has been interpolating (or “guessing”) more and more, and has surveyed fewer prices in fewer locations this year.