Risks lie ahead for US credit standing after tentative debt ceiling deal
NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuters) – News of a debt ceiling agreement still leaves uncertainties on the U.S. credit outlook, analysts said, in addition to...
US Congress averts historic default, approves debt-limit suspension
WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed bipartisan legislation backed by President Joe Biden that lifts the government’s $31.4 trillion debt...
Republicans speak out against US debt-ceiling deal, in sign of rocky road ahead
WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) – A handful of hard-right Republican lawmakers said on Monday they would oppose a deal to raise the United States’ $31.4...
Treasury confirms U.S. default as early as June 1 without debt ceiling hike
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department reiterated Monday it expects to be able to pay the U.S. government’s bills only through June...
Democratic senators urge Biden to use 14th Amendment to avoid debt default
[1/6] U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, joined by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Edward Markey (D-MA), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Peter Welch (D-VT), speaks at a press...
Biden, McCarthy push forward towards deal on US debt ceiling
WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and top U.S. congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday underscored their determination to reach a deal soon...
Biden’s budget vs. Republican debt ceiling bill on spending, deficits, taxes
WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration and Republicans in the U.S. Congress are in talks to end their standoff over raising the...
US debt standoff overshadows G7 finance leaders’ meeting
Japan says G7 may discuss U.S. debt crisis, ready to respond Biden warns of U.S. recession unless ceiling raised quickly G7 to debate ways to...
JPMorgan CEO Dimon says bank is convening a ‘war room’ on debt ceiling
NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & CO (JPM.N) CEO Jamie Dimon said on Thursday the bank is convening weekly meetings to discuss...
Yellen warns of ‘constitutional crisis’ if Congress fails to act on debt
WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday issued a stark warning that a failure by Congress to act on the...