By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown is delaying another major economic report , leaving policymakers at the Federal Reserve with a cloudier picture even as the economy enters a challenging phase of stubbornly persistent inflation and a sharp slowdown in hiring.

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