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Here's your money briefing for Wednesday, February 26.

I'm Mariana Aspuru for the Wall Street Journal.

Recent layoffs and hiring freezes from the Trump administration have left Americans

employed by the federal government on shaky ground.

If you are a federal worker and you lose your job, you're going to spend less money until you're able to find new employment.

If you're a federal worker and you don't lose your job, but you've seen these mass layoffs,

maybe you're not going to think about buying that new washing machine.

Maybe you're going to be a little bit more conservative with your cash.

That could have an effect on businesses.

We'll talk to Wall Street Journal reporter Justin Layhart about what it could mean for the economy

if hundreds of thousands of those jobs go away.

That's after the break.

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