Shutdown to hamper trade activities as agencies will be without key personnel

Editor's note: This story was updated after initial publication once the government shutdown went into effect. The government shutdown will slow or halt many administration trade activities, including antidumping and countervailing investigations, as many of the personnel needed to conduct day-to-day activities will be furloughed until government funding is restored, according to sources and government documents. Government funding expired just after midnight on Saturday after Senate Republicans and Democrats were unable to reach a deal. The Senate is set...