#PreMarket Primer for December 11: US Government Takes First Steps Towards Budget Deal
December 11, 2013 at 06:43 AM EST
On Tuesday, US policymakers announced a bipartisan budget deal that could avoid another government shutdown in January when a new budget must be decided. The agreement softens the end of the year sequester by providing some federal agencies and discretionary programs a $63 billion cushion over the next two years. The
