17 October 2013
Last updated at 08:18
Features and analysis
Expert Views
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Impact on the dollar
Will the dollar survive as the world's reserve currency?
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Grandstanding
Republicans expose their divisions in US shutdown deal
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Sound and the fury
Linda Yueh on what happens if a second agency cuts the US AAA rating
Background
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2013 US budget brawl
The budget battle in Washington triggered a shutdown and put the US at risk of default. How did it happen?
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Five key players
A who's who of the key people involved in Washington's budget brawl
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Man behind the shutdown
House Speaker is blamed but historical forces also in play
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'Obamacare' health law
Obamacare, took effect on 1 October. What is it?
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Immigrants in limbo
Many hoping for official papers must wait - indefinitely