Scott Horsley

It's never happened before, and it's not at all clear it will happen this time.

The government did skip a few minor reports after the 2013 shutdown, but we've never had a major economic indicator that was just left blank forever.

Even during the early months of the pandemic, when government price checkers couldn't go out to supermarkets and scan the 40,000 grocery items they usually do, they found workarounds.

Investors have mostly had to do without official government economic reports during the shutdown.

The federal workers, who typically keep tabs on jobs, prices, and spending, were among those furloughed.

Now that the shutdown is over, government number crunchers will play catch-up, trying to give workers, businesses, and financial markets a clearer picture of where the economy's been during the last six weeks and where it might be going.

Stock in the Walt Disney Company opened down after a mixed quarterly report.

Disney theme parks are drawing big crowds, and its streaming service is doing well, but Disney's TV networks and some of its movies have struggled.

Asian stocks were mostly up overnight.

Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.

Rafael Bostic has served as president of the Atlanta Fed for the last eight years.

In addition to taking part in the central bank's interest rate decisions, he's overseen activities of the bank in a region that covers all or part of six southeastern states.

The terms of all 12 regional Fed presidents expire in February.

Those who decide to stay on will have to be confirmed by the Fed's Board of Governors here in Washington.

While President Trump will choose the next Fed chairman and any new members of the governing board, leaders of the regional Fed banks are chosen by regional boards of directors, typically drawn from local businesses.

Regional Fed bank presidents get a rotating vote on interest rates.

The president of the Atlanta Fed's next turn comes in 2027.

Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.

Rafael Bostic has served as president of the Atlanta Fed for the last eight years.

In addition to taking part in the central bank's interest rate decisions, he's overseen activities of the bank in a region that covers all or part of six southeastern states.