Here's what's in the debt ceiling deal
After several weeks of tense negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle to raise the debt ceiling and cap spending.
2023-05-28 19:15
Congress must address debt ceiling by June 5, Yellen warns
Congress must address the debt ceiling by June 5 or the US Treasury will not have enough funds to pay all of the nation's obligations in full and on time, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday.
2023-05-27 04:25
Deputy Treasury secretary rules out possibility of using 14th Amendment to raise debt ceiling
Invoking the 14th Amendment to lift the borrowing cap on the US debt ceiling as a way to work around slow-moving negotiations is not an option, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told CNN Friday, the administration's most definitive response yet to an unlikely option demanded by some progressives.
2023-05-26 21:25
Inside the Treasury Department team monitoring early economic warning signs as default threat looms
Nearly five months before the US was projected to hit the debt ceiling, a small team inside the Treasury Department began alerting top officials to early effects already being felt in the US financial system.
2023-05-26 06:46
Social Security payments could be delayed due to debt ceiling impasse
If the US is not able to pay all its bills for the first time ever, senior citizens could quickly feel the pain.
2023-05-25 06:53
Are investors finally nervous about the US debt ceiling?
US financial markets falter as debt ceiling talks continue. So is Wall Street getting nervous?
2023-05-25 03:50
Don't expect markets to rejoice if a deal is reached on the debt ceiling
Markets will want to breathe a sigh of relief if lawmakers can reach a deal on the debt ceiling to avoid a default. But markets can't always get what they want.
2023-05-25 00:18
The debt ceiling is an awkward place to talk about spending
The debt ceiling snafu, which has the potential to wreck the US economy, is a civics lesson in the bizarrely inefficient way the American government spends your money.
2023-05-24 05:26
America's borrowing is its superpower. A default would tarnish that
Call it American financial exceptionalism: The full faith and credit of the US government goes far, but a default because of the debt ceiling would change that.
2023-05-24 00:28
Biden and McCarthy are projecting optimism, but there's still no debt limit deal
The clock is ticking for President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to come to agreement to avoid a first-ever default on the nation's debt. And although there are some positive signs suggesting they're closer to a consensus, there is still no deal.
2023-05-23 17:27
Debt ceiling deal: The sticking points holding things up
President Biden and US lawmakers are trying to hash out a deal ahead of a 1 June debt ceiling deadline.
2023-05-23 05:25
Buy the dip? If the debt ceiling isn't resolved soon, markets will likely slide
If the United States defaults on its debt, it would be catastrophic for the economy. Millions of jobs would be impacted, the cost of borrowing money would skyrocket and government benefits many people rely wouldn't be sent on time.
2023-05-23 03:25