Situational awareness – December 26, 2018

Good Wednesday morning from Salt Lake City. Welcome back from the Christmas holiday.

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Executive summary: Partial government shutdown day enters day 5. The markets are bracing for another down day following the worst Christmas Eve on record. Another migrant child died in U.S. custody.