Stopgap debt ceiling deal makes the Fed’s job harder

A number of developments this week – including Vice Chair Stanley Fischer’s resignation from the Fed, the stopgap deal to keep the government funded for only three months and the arrival of Hurricane Irma on the heels of Harvey – make it less likely that the Fed will hike interest rates again before the end of this year.

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