The US government may default on its $36.6 trillion debt as early as August or September if Congress does not raise the national debt ceiling. This was reported by Reuters with reference to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), informs UNN.
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It is noted that the CBO's forecast regarding the so-called "X date", when the Ministry of Finance will no longer be able to cover its obligations, was preceded by an assessment by the Center for Bipartisan Policy that the US may face the risk of default between mid-July and early October.
Republicans, who control the House of Representatives and the US Senate, have not said when they intend to push through a law to raise the debt limit set by Congress
The publication indicates that legislators negotiated until the last moment to raise the limit on government borrowing, which caused instability in financial markets and forced rating agencies to lower the US credit rating.
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