SUNDAY 1/21/18; US Government Shutdown Day Two; Germany’s SPD Votes on Coalition Government; Turkish Troops Invade Northern Syria

The US government shutdown continues for the second day. The republicans and democrats will be spinning the situation on the Sunday morning talk shows.

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 enter formal talks to form a coalition government. Chancellor Merkel is relieved as the four-month stalemate begins to resolve. The euro pops +0.3% higher to 1.2262.