How to end the US debt ceiling deadlock
The writer is a professor of economics and finance at Columbia University and was chairman of the US Council of… Read More »How to end the US debt ceiling deadlock
The writer is a professor of economics and finance at Columbia University and was chairman of the US Council of… Read More »How to end the US debt ceiling deadlock
Are mainstream investors ready for disaster? With the clock ticking close to a US government debt default described by Treasury… Read More »Investors should brace themselves for the US debt ceiling turbulence
Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy accused US President Joe Biden of not wanting a debt ceiling deal, as a White… Read More »Kevin McCarthy accuses the White House of obstructing the debt ceiling agreement
After a meeting at the White House, US Senate leader Chuck Schumer accused House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of “putting Americans… Read More »USA: The Senate Democrat leader accuses the House of Representatives of threatening default and points to an ongoing debt stalemate
US President Joe Biden is set to meet with congressional leaders from both parties on Tuesday amid a political deadlock… Read More »Joe Biden to meet with political leaders as the US debt ceiling standoff drags on
Many scenarios are played out publicly and privately, but no one knows for sure. The possibilities ranging from kumbaya to… Read More »Debt ceiling talks could end with a $1 trillion coin or a stock market crash
Joe Biden is facing one of the most politically treacherous moments of his presidency as he tries to defuse a… Read More »Political calculus complicates the path to the US debt ceiling deal
Good morning. This article is an on-site version of ours FirstFT news bulletin. Subscribe to our Asia, Europe/Africa OR Americas… Read More »FirstFT: US faces ‘constitutional crisis’ over debt limit impasse, Yellen warns
The G7-led price cap on Russian oil exports forces the Kremlin to increase the tax burden on producers —————————————————- Source… Read More »The expiration of the US debt ceiling looms
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wants to ease constraints on government spending in Brazil, expanding the state’s role in… Read More »Lula’s move to lift the spending cap raises fears about debt accumulation