Tag: Debt ceiling
Time is running out until “Date X” – why the US debt dispute is really serious this time
Capitol in Washington The United States is threatened with imminent default. (Photo: AP) Washington, Dusseldorf The situation is serious: The dispute over the US debt ceiling has now escalated so…
Meeting fails to bring breakthrough in dispute over US debt ceiling
From left: Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer If the debt ceiling is reached, the US could no longer meet its payment obligations. (Photo: AP) Washington Even after a…
Meeting fails to bring breakthrough in dispute over US debt ceiling
From left: Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer If the debt ceiling is reached, the US could no longer meet its payment obligations. (Photo: AP) Washington In the struggle…
A default by the USA would have these consequences for the world
US President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy In order for the US Congress to raise the debt ceiling, Biden and McCarthy must find an agreement. (Photo:…
US default could already threaten on June 1st
Washington US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned on June 1 that the government could default in the dispute over the debt ceiling. However, the reserves could also not be used…
Congress votes to raise debt ceiling
The Capitol in Washington An increase in the debt ceiling is intended to prevent the US government from imminent default. (Photo: dpa) Washington The US Congress has prevented an imminent…
US Senate votes in favor of raising debt ceiling
The Capitol in Washington An increase in the debt ceiling is intended to prevent the US government from imminent default. (Photo: dpa) Washington By raising the debt ceiling, the US…
ESM boss Regling wants higher debt ceiling for EU countries
Klaus Regling In a new economic situation, the stability criteria would have to be adjusted, says the ESM boss. (Photo: AP) Berlin The head of the European rescue mechanism ESM,…
Republicans could agree to extend the debt ceiling
Washington Mitch McConnell is the leading Republican in the U.S. Senate (Photo: dpa) Washington In the dispute over raising the US debt ceiling, the Republicans want to reach out to…
If the US debt ceiling is not raised, there is a risk of a financial crisis
Washington US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has again urged Congress to raise the US debt ceiling. In an opinion piece in the Wall Stree Journal, Yellen wrote that if the…