The U.S. Capitol in Washington. During the government shutdown, traders have been forced to make do without official U.S. economic data.

The U.S. government shutdown could be on the verge of ending. When it does, the market chaos will begin.

During the historic outage , traders have been forced to make do without the official government data that usually drives major investment decisions. Once the information backlog starts to clear and the disparity between best guesses and reality is revealed, the market response is expected to be dramatic.

“It is terrifying, to be honest with you,” Ian Pollick, head of fixed income, currencies and commodities strategy at CIBC Global Markets, said in an interview. “I know what happens the day this is done. You will get this copious amount of data pr

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