The longest shutdown in history came to an end. Under increasing pressure, and seeing the cost of the federal government's blockade increasing every day, Donald Trump decided to end the paralysis of the administration. The Congress approved Friday evening the budget plan proposed by the President, allowing the government to be financed until February 15. On Friday, Jamie Dimon, the boss of JPMorgan Chase called for an "immediate stop to the shutdown" and decided to give $1 million to charities to support the thousands of technically unemployed civil servants. According to Standard & Poor's, the budget freeze would have cost the equivalent of the amount requested by the President to build the wall, or about $5.7 billion. Donald Trump believes that he has in no way made any concessions, that he simply wants to help those affected by the shutdown, but that if no consensus is reached by February 15, a new budgetary paralysis would occur or he'd invoke emergency powers to build it.


Important week for Brexit. This week will bring big new developments on Brexit. Parliament has blocked the Prime Minister's agreement with the EU. But on Tuesday, lawmakers will vote to set out what they want Brexit to look like. From today, there are 60 days left before the Brexit date.

In other news. According to the Bank of Japan's report, the members of the Monetary Policy Committee opted for the status quo but reported differences in rates. The Fed's Monetary Policy Council will meet on Wednesday evening and a press conference by Jerome Powell will follow. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, the Fed could "suspend earlier than expected the ongoing reduction in its asset balance sheet". On Wednesday and Thursday, American and Chinese negotiators (including China's Vice Premier) are meeting in Washington to continue discussions on trade.