- China warns U.S. debt-default idea is "playing with fire". http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/06/08/idinindia-57573120110608?feedtype=rss&feedname=businessnews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+reuters%2Finbusinessnews+%28news+%2F+in+%2F+business+news%29 15 comments politics
- China warns U.S. debt-default idea is playing with fire | Reuters http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/08/us-usa-debt-bondholders-idustre75718320110608 37 comments politics
- Who Would You Blame if the U.S. Defaulted on Its Debt? http://www.cnbc.com/id/43759575 7 comments politics
- Argentina defaults on international debt, blames U.S. http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-argentina-defaults-20140731-story.html 9 comments worldnews
- History of U.S. Debt Defaults http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/article29270.html 5 comments politics
- U.S. Senate votes to raise debt ceiling, averting catastrophic default https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-votes-raise-debt-ceiling-averting-catastrophic-default-2021-10-08/ 42 comments economy
- Treasury's Yellen agrees debt default would cause 'irreparable' damage to U.S. https://www.reuters.com/business/treasurys-yellen-agrees-debt-default-would-cause-irreparable-damage-us-2021-09-30/ 13 comments politics
- What a U.S. Debt Default Would Look Like https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/29/business/dealbook/debt-limit-default.html 22 comments politics
- The U.S. could shut down and default on its debt this month https://fortune.com/2021/09/21/us-government-shut-down-debt-ceiling/ 28 comments politics
- Biden signs bill raising U.S. debt limit, averting default https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-signs-bill-raising-us-debt-limit-averting-default-2021-10-15/ 20 comments politics
- Yellen says U.S. could default in October, urges Congress to raise debt ceiling https://www.axios.com/yellen-debt-ceiling-october-a825526f-d0e0-4bab-8c1f-cbd3dfa7b2a5.html 22 comments politics
- What Economists Think of the U.S. Defaulting on its Debt: ‘We Aren’t That Stupid!’ http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/10/08/what-economists-think-of-the-u-s-defaulting-on-its-debt-we-arent-that-stupid/ 3 comments politics
- U.S. to Default If Debt Ceiling Not Raised, Lew Says http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-06/u-s-to-default-if-debt-ceiling-not-raised-lew-says.html 3 comments politics
- U.S. Cannot Constitutionally Default on Its Debt, Says David Rivkin, Constitutional Scholar http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/federalist-scholar-us-incapable-defaulti 3 comments politics
- U.S. expected to raise debt limit, avoid default -Moody's https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-expected-raise-debt-limit-avoid-default-moodys-2021-10-05/ 26 comments politics
- The shutdown of the U.s Government has ended, and the debt ceiling has been raised. The U.S. will not default on its debt http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/17/republicans-disarray-congress-passes-debt-default-bill 112 comments worldnews
- U.S. debt default seen as catastrophe dwarfing Lehman’s demise http://business.financialpost.com/2013/10/07/u-s-debt-default-seen-as-catastrophe-dwarfing-lehmans-demise/ 6 comments politics
- U.S. debt default could wipe out 6 million jobs and $15 trillion in wealth, Moody's says https://www.cbsnews.com/news/debt-ceiling-default-6-million-jobs-15-trillion-wealth/#app 73 comments worldnews
- Janet Yellen warns of a possible October default on U.S. debt, swollen by the pandemic. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/08/business/economy/united-states-debt-default.html 53 comments economics
- The U.S. hit its debt limit again. Now the Treasury Department is maneuvering to avoid a default until Congress acts http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-debt-limit-trump-20170316-story.html 24 comments politics
- Senate tackles legislation to prevent U.S. from defaulting on debt obligations before Dec. 15 https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-senate-tackles-debt-ceiling-legislation-before-national-default-dec-15-20211208-tqttuxsmtrbrjm7zd5apl2inpm-story.html 6 comments politics
- Boehner: 'I'm a Reasonable Guy' but GOP Debt Limit Demands Mean U.S. on 'Path' to Default http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/david/boehner-im-reasonable-guy-gop-debt-limit-dem 7 comments politics
- The Argentine government said on Wednesday that its refusal to repay a group of U.S. hedge funds that stand to profit on the country's defaulted debt was vindicated by the United Nations' support for a multilateral plan handling bond restructurings http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/10/us-argentina-debt-iduskbn0h52eq20140910 3 comments worldnews
- Senator Ted Cruz vowed to use a debate over raising the federal debt ceiling as leverage to extract a new round of U.S. spending cuts, even as House Speaker John Boehner told reporters that defaulting would be “the wrong thing” for the country http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-30/cruz-vows-spending-fight-on-debt-cap-boehner-may-avoid.html 24 comments politics
- If the Democrat-led U.S. Senate manages to strike a deal to reopen the American government and avert a catastrophic default on its debt by Thursday's deadline, the agreement - and the U.S. economy - is likely to hinge on one man: John Boehner. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/14/us-usa-fiscal-boehner-idusbre99d0lr20131014?feedtype=rss&feedname=topnews 9 comments politics
- "Passing that debt ceiling does not mean you default." The result of not raising the debt ceiling would mean that the government is "not paying interest to U.S. bondholders. That's it."- Fox News host Neil Cavuto http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/gold-exec-reassures-fox-viewers-the-debt-limit-fight-won-t-ruin-the-economy-video 3 comments politics
- A U.S. Default Seen as Catastrophe Dwarfing Lehman’s Fall - the $12 trillion of outstanding government debt is 23 times the $517 billion Lehman owned when it filed for bankruptcy in 2008 http://bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-07/a-u-s-default-seen-as-catastrophe-dwarfing-lehman-s-fall.html 8 comments worldnews
- A decade after staging the biggest sovereign default in history, Argentina faces another possible debt crisis after a U.S. court ordered it to pay $1.3 billion to holders of defaulted bonds http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/24/us-argentina-debt-idusbre8am0q420121124 4 comments worldnews
- House Dems introduce bill to eliminate debt ceiling: The lawmakers say that the recent debate to raise the ceiling and avoid default had a "disastrous" effect on the U.S economy, and that the legislation would keep parties from using a potential default as a hostage in future budget debates http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/181217-house-dems-introduce-bill-to-eliminate-debt-ceiling 8 comments politics
- British and Japanese officials warned Sunday of disastrous consequences for the global economy if last-minute talks among lawmakers in Washington failed to agree on raising the U.S. borrowing limit and averting a debt default http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/31/us-usa-debt-world-idustre76u1k020110731 67 comments worldnews
- The House of Representatives approved a Republican plan to cut the budget deficit on Friday that is doomed to defeat in the Senate but which could pave the way for a bipartisan compromise to avert a U.S. debt default. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/29/usa-debt-idusn1e76s00320110729 3 comments politics
- Ron Paul: Default Now, or Suffer a More Expensive Crisis Later - Unless major changes are made today, the U.S. will default on its debt sooner or later, and it is certainly preferable that it be sooner rather than later. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-22/default-now-or-suffer-a-more-expensive-crisis-later-ron-paul.html 3 comments politics
- 90% of people in Fox News poll think the claim that the U.S. may go into default if it fails to raise the debt ceiling is a White House scare tactic. What the..? Can we vote some sense into this thing? http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/07/15/do-believe-white-house-claim-about-aug-2-debt-ceiling-deadline/ 59 comments politics
- A statement of opinion: If the U.S. government defaults on its debt, the Republican Party will be 100% AT FAULT. Democrats have shown willingness to compromise. Republicans have their hands over their ears, shouting "La La La La La..." http://wapo.st/paskbs 3 comments politics
- "Israel First" Senator Eric Cantor is shorting U.S. Treasury Bonds (betting on U.S. Debt Default) while sitting on the exact committee is debating if the U.S. Government will raise the debt limit to avoid Treasury default. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/06/28/989458/-eric-cantor-shorting-the-us-treasury-market 8 comments politics
- Last week, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) walked out of debt ceiling negotiations. Turns out that Rep. Cantor has spent up to $15,000 on a fund that shorts U.S. treasuries. That means he stands to make money if the U.S. defaults on its debt, or comes close. http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2011/06/28/eric-cantor-is-short-treasurys-sort-of/ 156 comments politics
- Moody's, S&P Warn U.S. Risks Its Triple-A Credit Rating If It Defaults On Debt -- Even Briefly http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/05/moodys-sp-warn-us-risks-triple-a-credit-rating-if-it-defaults-on-debt----even-briefly.php 4 comments politics
- "Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said if Congress fails to lift the debt ceiling and the U.S. defaults on its obligations 'this abrupt contraction would likely push us into a double dip recession,' painting the most explicitly dire prediction to date of the consequences of inaction." http://nationaljournal.com/economy/geithner-predicts-double-dip-if-congress-fails-to-lift-debt-ceiling-20110514 3 comments politics
- "The United States could plunge back into recession if inaction in Washington forced a debt default, according to a new analysis that arrives as the country reaches the legal limits of its borrowing authority. Some 640,000 U.S. jobs would vanish, the housing market's woes would deepen, stocks would" http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/13/us-usa-budget-default-idustre74c4tw20110513?sp=true 6 comments politics
- Unless entitlements are substantially reformed, the U.S. will likely default on its debt; not in conventional ways, but via inflation, currency devaluation and low to negative real interest rates http://www.pimco.com/pages/skunked.aspx 17 comments business