I was in a meeting earlier when I saw on a screen that the US government shut down forcing around 800,000 workers to go on unpaid leave and medical research, pensions and other expenses will be put on hold. The shutdown was caused by their politicians who are currently having a major disagreement and cannot resolve their differences.

After seeing that, I called up some brokers to ask about stocks and other instruments, rates, exchange rate... Boy... Strange times indeed though I guess they had it coming. It makes me also wonder if the Philippine government might face a similar situation with all the corruption scandals it is currently facing.

What are your thoughts on this?