US default

When Risk-Free Becomes Risk-Certain
Jeff Berwick51,047
August 8, 2011
Late Friday evening, Standard and Poor's was the first US credit ratings agency to actually whisper that, possibly, the emperor has no clothes.The emperor, in fact, has been...
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The History of US Debt Ceilings and Defaults
August 2, 2011
Paul Ebeling158,089
 If the USA default on its debt August 2nd, it will not be the 1st time. The US Treasury Department says Congress has raised the Nation's debt ceiling 78 times since Y...
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New Fall Looks For The Dollar: The Debt Ceiling Collection
July 29, 2011
EconMatters87,208
After House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) abruptly withdrew from the debt talks with the White House last Friday, the latest development is the dueling proposals from the...
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A Thousand Pictures Is Worth One Word
July 29, 2011
Jeff Clark36,886
In spite of constant headlines about debts and deficits, most Americans don’t really believe the U.S. dollar will collapse. From knowledgeable investors who study the markets to...
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Merk Commentary: Debt Ceiling - What Now?
July 26, 2011
Axel Merk39,830
William Poole, Senior Economic Adviser, Merk Investments July 25, 2011 William PooleJuly 25, 2011 As I write early Monday morning, it appears that the federal government is at the...
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Leaders Playing Dangerous Game with Nation's Debt Rating
July 25, 2011
Chris Ciovacco45,463
Leaders from both parties in Washington are playing a dangerous political game with the nation's AAA credit rating. The first self-imposed deadline of July 22 to have a...
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Wall Street not concerned about US Debt Ceiling Hassle or Default
July 15, 2011
Paul Ebeling158,089
  In Washington DC, the fight over to raise or not to raise the US federal debt limit grows stranger by the day.   The White House says the limit must be raised by...
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