How the shutdown affects mortgages

<p>As a government shutdown looms, mortgage rates have been rising. Those climbing rates have been chilling the housing market. We check in with lenders to see what mortgage demand is like. Then, to combat worker shortages, the Biden administration is releasing a worker training playbook. And later: The editor-in-chief of The Economist explains why she&#8217;s more concerned about the growing cost of U.S. debt than the shutdown.</p>