Caroline Hepker

government shutdown as a deadline on the 30th of January looms.

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Growing anger over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown now threatens to trigger a partial government shutdown this week.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says his party will vote against a sweeping funding package needed to keep the government running unless Republicans trip out funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE.

Democratic Senator Adam Schiff of California spoke on NBC's Meet the Press.

Adam Schiff speaking there with the effects of any shutdown expected to be widespread, including possibly delaying the next Bureau of Labour Statistics report.

And there are signs that some congressional Republicans are wavering.

Speaking on Fox News, House Oversight Chairman James Comer suggested that President Trump should consider taking his immigration crackdown to another city.

The price of gold has surged past $5,000 an ounce for the first time.

It extends a breakneck rally that has seen bullion more than double in value over the past two years.

The latest gains come as pressure from the Trump administration on the Fed exists.

There are also threats to annex Greenland and the prospect of military intervention in Venezuela have fuelled a flight away from sovereign bonds and currencies.

And that uncertainty was underlined again this weekend after the US president threatened a 100% tariff on all Canadian goods if the country becomes what President Trump described as a drop-off port for Chinese exports to the US.

New research by Morgan Stanley says the UK is losing more jobs than it's creating because of artificial intelligence.

Bloomberg's Ewan Potts has more.

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I'm Caroline Hepke.

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Growing anger over the Trump administration now threatens to trigger a partial government shutdown this week.