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Debt law passed: USA avert default
Washington An impending insolvency of the US government has been averted. After the House of Representatives, the Senate in Washington also approved a bill late on Thursday evening (local time),…
After the debt deal, the next “Date X” threatens – for the Ukraine aid
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US Senator Lindsey Graham Graham is one of the top advocates for Ukraine aid in the US Congress. (Photo: dpa) Washington The Republican Lindsey Graham,…
Debt deal passes US House of Representatives – and has yet to clear another hurdle
Washington After weeks of arguing about the record deficit in the United States, the US House of Representatives decided to temporarily suspend the debt ceiling. On Wednesday night, the Chamber…
Stock market slide? Skeptics expect a fall to 12,000 points
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange Europe’s stock markets have seen respectable price gains in recent months – but many experts do not trust the upswing. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt Many stock exchanges…
Stock market slide? Skeptics expect a fall to 12,000 points
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange Europe’s stock markets have seen respectable price gains in recent months – but many experts do not trust the upswing. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt Many stock exchanges…
US committee clears way for debt ceiling vote
House of Representatives The agreement on the debt limit has cleared the first hurdle. (Photo: dpa) The hard-fought compromise in the debt dispute between the US government and the Republicans…
Conservative US lawmakers oppose debt compromise
US House of Representatives In the committee on Tuesday, the members of the right-wing group House Freedom Caucus in particular initially opposed the compromise. (Photo: dpa) Washington Resistance to the…
Investors switch to crisis mode – what that means for the Dax
bull and bear Investor sentiment has deteriorated for the fourth consecutive week. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The price setback in the past week has significantly worsened the mood on the German…
Agreement on debt deal – it’s going to be so turbulent now
Joe Biden The US President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives have reached an agreement in the debt dispute. (Photo: Reuters) Washington The US Congress has only a…
Preliminary agreement reached in dispute over debt ceiling
Kevin McCarthy The leader of the House of Representatives wants to speak to the press in the evening. (Photo: AP) Washington President Joe Biden and Republican Kevin McCarthy have achieved…
Agreement in debt dispute “very close”
Kevin McCarthy The leader of the House of Representatives addressed the press on Saturday. (Photo: dpa) Washington The leading Republican in the US Congress, Kevin McCarthy, sees good chances for…
Agreement in sight on dispute over US debt ceiling
Joe Biden (r) and Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House Biden’s Democrats need the support of Republicans to reach an agreement. (Photo: dpa) Washington In the United States, the government…
Fitch threatens to downgrade USA’s top rating
U.S. dollar Without an agreement on the debt ceiling, the United States is threatened with default. (Photo: Reuters) Washington, NY The rating agency Fitch takes a somewhat more critical view…
What Musk and DeSantis expect from their alliance
Florida Governor DeSantis delivers a speech The Republican is the only one in his party to come close to Trump in polls. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) Washington There’s nothing conventional about…
Henry Kissinger turns 100 and warns of the consequences of artificial intelligence
New York, Washington It is November 16th and in the dining room of the elegant New York Metropolitan Club, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is accepting the Henry Kissinger Prize. Steinmeier…
No agreement with Biden in the debt dispute
Kevin McCarthy The Speaker of the House of Representatives after his meeting with Joe Biden. (Photo: AP) The most recent top meeting in the dispute over raising the US debt…
Which speaks against a correction after the record
bull and bear Investor sentiment has deteriorated for the fourth straight week. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The past stock market week brought new highs to the Dax. The Frankfurt stock exchange…
US debt drama overshadows G7 summit – concerns about default growing
Joe Biden US President Joe Biden had to say goodbye to meetings with the heads of state and government several times during the G7 summit. (Photo: Reuters) Washington At a…
US debt drama overshadows G7 summit – concerns about default growing
Joe Biden US President Joe Biden had to say goodbye to meetings with the heads of state and government several times during the G7 summit. (Photo: Reuters) Washington At a…
US debt drama overshadows G7 summit – Concerns about national bankruptcy are growing
Joe Biden US President Joe Biden had to say goodbye to meetings with the heads of state and government several times during the G7 summit. (Photo: Reuters) Washington At a…