The Senate will vote Tuesday on legislation lifting the government’s debt ceiling to stave off the risk of a default to avoid shutdown according to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, without mentioning how much the increase will be.Senate passage, which requires only a simple majority, would send the debt limit measure …
Read More »Senate To Vote on US Debt Ceiling Increase Tuesday
The Senate will vote Tuesday on legislation lifting the government’s debt ceiling to stave off the risk of a default to avoid shutdown according to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, without mentioning how much the increase will be.Senate passage, which requires only a simple majority, would send the debt limit measure …
Read More »Senate Inaugurates Plan To Manage US Debt Ceiling
The US Senate voted on Thursday to advance a bill to create a fast-track process allowing Democrats to raise the federal debt limit without votes from Republicans, a crucial next step as lawmakers race the clock to avert a catastrophic debt default. A first-ever default would trigger financial disaster and …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 7-12-2021
President Joe Biden told Russian Counterpart Vladimir Putin that the United States is prepared to launch strong economic measures in case Russia decides to invade Ukraine. The Bank of Canada is expected to keep the major part of focused spotlight on inflation at its policy decision, as the country’s central …
Read More »Debt Ceiling Plan Relies On Help By Republicans
Republicans leaders have declared for months that they will not vote with Democrats to raise the debt ceiling. Top lawmakers may have found a new way for Democrats to hike the borrowing limit before 15 December, the date when the Treasury will no longer be able to pay its bills.The …
Read More »Two Potential Scenarios, Will Congress Fix US Debt Ceiling?
The US government could reach the maximum amount of money that the Department of the Treasury is allowed to borrow by 15 December.If Congress doesn’t act to fix that limit, known as the debt ceiling, there could be big consequences for the timeliness of government payments that the nation relies …
Read More »U. S. Deficit Narrowed in October, Ahead of Debt-Ceiling Debate
U. S. Monthly deficit shrank versus 2020, as government collected more revenue and pulled back on spending.As lawmakers prepare for another hike in the debt ceiling, it remains important to explain why it is economically feasible for the U.S. to keep borrowing, as long as interest rates stay low, partly …
Read More »Foreseeable Debt limit row still seeking reconciliation
Raising the debt limit has become more of a partisan battleground, resulting in perennial crises that threaten to undermine global faith in American markets and push the U.S. economy to the edge of recession.After raising the debt limit before default deadline, earlier this month, Congress still needs to tackle the …
Read More »U. S. to extend debt ceiling measures past 3 December
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in a letter to Congress said that the Treasury must use extraordinary measures before 3 December 3 to meet all its obligations. She urges a long term debt ceiling increase.Yellen said the extended debt issuance suspension period would mean that Treasury would continue its suspensions of …
Read More »Stocks close lower but S&P 500 still on weekly gain
Stocks closed in the red on Friday as investors digested a key report on the labor market’s recovery, which showed a much weaker than expected growth of hiring in September. The S&P 500 fluctuated between gains and losses throughout the day, trading choppily like recurrent waves after three successive sessions …
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