U.S. Treasury official "Government shutdown, $15 billion loss per week to the U.S. economy"

A senior U.S. Treasury official said a government shutdown could cause about $15 billion in losses per week to the U.S. economy.

On the 16th (local time), according to Walter Bloomberg, a U.S. Treasury official said, "A government shutdown could cause about $15 billion in losses per week to the U.S. economy."

This corrects an earlier remark by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about a 'daily $15 billion loss.' Meanwhile, the previous day the U.S. Senate voted down a GOP-led short-term budget bill 51 to 44. This was the ninth such rejection since the shutdown, raising concerns about a prolonged shutdown.