U.S. government debt yields edged up Thursday, with the 10- and 30-year rates hitting their highest levels since June, as stocks advanced on a temporary debt ceinling deal by Congress and a drop in weekly jobless benefit claims. Steven Mnuchin, the former U.S. Treasury secretary, warned about the risks of …
Read More »U. S. stocks surge as concerns over debt ceiling ease
All 11 major S&P 500 sectors have risen including Dow Jones by 1.49%, S&P by 1.41%, and Nasdaq 1.68%.U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday led by technology stocks, after a temporary bipartisan truce in the debt ceiling deadlock relieving concerns of a possible government debt default.The compromise has contributed an ease …
Read More »US senators agree to extend debt ceiling to avoid default
U. S. Senators have agreed to extend the debt ceiling, less than two weeks before it was due to be reached. There were fears that the U. S. would default on its national debt, with catastrophic financial implications.Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer said Congress had reached a deal to extend …
Read More »Vicious circle of debt biggest problem ahead U. S. economy
U. S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned U. S. lawmakers that the federal government may run out of cash by 18 October, unless the US Congress suspends debt limits. Some politicians speculated that one potential way out is to mint a $1 trillion platinum coin and then deposit it with …
Read More »U. S. Stock futures slightly higher over easing debt ceiling concerns
U.S. stock futures slightly surged higher Wednesday night after the Dow Jones Industrial Average reclaimed a 459-point loss from earlier hours of the trading session as investor concerns on a debt ceiling deal eased.Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 42 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed …
Read More »House Democrat calls for depriving Congress from debt limit authority
A House Democrat on Wednesday called for a long term solution to the deadlock over avoiding a debt default later this month by taking away the debt ceiling authority from the Congress altogether to prevent parties from playing with political fire around the debt limit.Rep. Brendan Boyle along with House …
Read More »Democrats indicate short-term debt ceiling increase approved
Democratic Senator Chris Coons, a close ally of President Biden, told CNN that while the caucus was still meeting, his overwhelming impression was that Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had blinked and Democrats would look to push ahead with a short-term increase of the debt limit.Coons, however, warned that Democrats would …
Read More »McConnell offers short term debt ceiling extension
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied after President Joe Biden met with top CEOs, spurring a GOP debt ceiling offer. The debate on the U. S. debt ceiling has eased after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell offered on Wednesday a short-term suspension to avert a national default and economic crisis …
Read More »Biden urges lawmakers to act on U. S. debt ceiling
U. S. Joe Biden met with business leaders on debt ceiling. Biden reiterated that raising the debt limit is about paying what the Americans owe.Biden also stressed that any action regarding raising the debt limit should be bipartisan. Senate Republicans are threatening to stop the debt limit increase by using …
Read More »Biden: Economy in danger if debt ceiling not raised
During a White House speech on the government debt conflict, U. S. President Joe Biden warned the U.S. is at risk of exceeding the legal limit on its debt in two weeks and running out of cash.A measure has been recently passed to temporarily suspend the debt limit and fund …
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