After the longest U.S. government shutdown in history finally ended, currency markets face a new challenge: figuring out what comes next when the economic data cupboard is bare. With critical October employment and inflation reports likely never to be released, traders are left parsing incomplete information while central banks grapple with how to set policy in a data vacuum. Meanwhile, trade negotiations continue their volatile dance, and global PMI readings could provide the week's clearest signal on whether the recent growth momentum was real or just tariff front-running. Here's a rundown of the major themes driving the markets lately and what to look out for next.