Standard & Poor\u2019s is only raising half a cheer at the deal:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe believe that to date, the shutdown has shaved at least 0.6 per cent off of annualised fourth-quarter 2013 GDP growth, or taken $24bn out of the economy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe short turnround for politicians to negotiate some sort of lasting deal will probably weigh on consumer confidence, especially among government workers that were furloughed. If people are afraid that the government policy brinkmanship will resurface again, and with it the risk of another shutdown or worse, they\u2019ll remain afraid to open up their cheque books. That points to another Humbug holiday season.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
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