i'm christine burke. this is bloomberg. >> thanks.'s get back to our top story, the ongoing u.s. government shutdown, becoming the lost in the modern era as it stretches and today 23, no end in sight. 300,000 federal workers missed their paychecks last week, in negotiations of border wall funding are at a standstill. overnight, the president tweeted the following. "democrats should come back to washington and work to end the shutdown, while at the same time ending the horrible humanitarian crisis on our southern border. i am at the white house waiting for you." let's hear from some additional insight, a long list of guests. >> we need a couple more weeks for that to happen. right now the economic impact is too small. a couple more weeks, and it depends on what trump does next. right now we think it's ok, but it is very political and dependent on what happens next. >> i think what should matter is treasuries. there is not i enough risk premium about the shutdown and all the political risk. >> the problem is it is difficult to isolate t

let's check in on the first word headlines from around the world and cross to christine burke. >> thanksnezuela has walked back its decision to sever diplomatic ties with the u.s. after president nicolas maduro expelled diplomats earlier in the week. was prompted by america's decision to recognize the national assembly leader as the nation's rifle head of state. >> the united states is hoping to recover a brighter future for venezuela and we urge all nations to support the democratic at rations of the venezuelan people as they try to free themselves from maduro's illegitimate coffee us -- illegitimate coffee estate. it demands action now. saudi arabia is seeking $425 billion in investment by 2030 for infrastructure, energy, mining, and other industrial projects, part of an effort to cut reliance on oil. the program targets about 1.6 trillion saudi riyal, in excess of 400 billion, so it's quite ambitious but it is over a 10 year period, so we have the time to do it. $50ill be announcing billion of projects. u.s. commerce secretary says a trade deal with china depends on whether beijing is