U.S. job growth seen having revved up before budget fight hit

... to believe that the first tapering will not be seen before March," said Michelle Girard, chief economist at RBS in Stamford, Connecticut. Economists estimate the 16-day government shutdown shaved as much as 0.6 percentage point off annualized ...

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