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...
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...
US may default on June 1 without debt ceiling hike; Biden, McCarthy to meet
WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday summoned the four top congressional leaders to the White House next week after the...
Yellen says not willing to allow contagious bank runs to develop
NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 3 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday said deposit outflows from small and medium-sized banks were diminishing, but...
Sen. Warren calls out ‘sham audits’ while SVB threatens crypto bankruptcy By Cointelegraph
[ad_1] United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden asked the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) to hold auditors accountable for failed crypto projects....
Fed “acutely aware” of trouble inflation is causing – report
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve is “acutely aware” of the challenges high inflation poses to the economy and is “strongly committed”...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and colleagues demand to see Binance’s balance sheets By Cointelegraph
[ad_1] Three United States senators led by Elizabeth Warren have sent a letter to Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and Binance.US CEO Brian Shroder expressing...