Warning bells: Is US shutdown a brewing African-American revolt?

WASHINGTON: The US government shutdown enters its fifth day, a week after the horrific carnage by a mentally ill African-American man in which he kills a dozen people before he is cut down by police.

US government shutdown: Dollar could be the biggest loser

The first US government shutdown in 17 years is stoking speculation that the longer it lasts, the more likely the Federal Reserve will delay reducing its monetary stimulus programme, boosting emerging market currencies at the expense of the dollar.