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Originally Posted by James48843

Trump Gives Federal Employees Christmas Eve Off
GOVEXEC STAFF | DECEMBER 18, 2018 8:45 PM ET

President Trump issued an executive order Tuesday evening closing federal offices and excusing employees from duty on Dec. 24.

Under the order, "the heads of executive departments and agencies may determine that certain offices and installations of their organizations, or parts thereof, must remain open and that certain employees must report for duty on December 24,

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Just another 500-point loss for the Dow to start the week and so there's still no signs of that Santa Claus rally. There was no news on the trade front, and of course the Fed's FOMC meeting starts today but we don't get their decision on interest rates until later on Wednesday, so the market may be in need of a catalyst. The dollar dipped helping the I-fund a bit, and bonds rallied as yields eased back from some resistance.

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