How might the federal shutdown affect the economy?

Here's a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, Ryan S.: How might the shutdown affect the U.S. economy?

Shutdowns of the federal government usually don't leave much economic damage. But the one that started Wednesday looks riskier, not least because President Donald Trump is threatening to use the standoff to permanently eliminate thousands of government jobs, and the state of the economy is already precarious.

For now, financial markets are shrugging off the impasse as just the latest failure of Republicans and Democrats to agree on a budget and keep the government running.

Let's take a look at a range of possible economic effects:

1. A couple of days: Financial markets may experience some fluctuation, but that likely won't be significant if funding is r