The ongoing government shutdown, which has entered its 17th day with no formal negotiation sessions planned, is likely weighing on the equities market after a sell-off toward the end of last week. Options expiration on Friday also contributed to market volatility and unusual moves, which included Gold and Silver futures selling off. Due to the government shutdown, the U.S. CPI data release was delayed but is expected this coming week. Both headline and core month-over-month CPI are forecast to be up 0.3%, which would be flat on core and slightly higher on the headline number compared to the previous month's data.