Is the US external debt serious?
There are other reasons why external debt is not seen as serious as domestic government debt.
There are other reasons why external debt is not seen as serious as domestic government debt.
The expiry of the gas transit deal between Ukraine and Russia, and the new US debt limit could affect the global financial markets in 2025.
The release of US inflation data next week will have a direct impact on gold prices.
Many analysts projected that gold prices would rise considerably in 2024, reaching a new high, especially if the Federal Reserve cut interest rates.
US sovereign debt is deemed riskier as a result of Fitch’s decision to downgrade US debt.
The US debt ceiling bill might have been signed off by President Biden just over a week ago but it does not mean that its reverberations will end.
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Analysts believe that concerns about credit conditions and the debt limit dispute will maintain gold prices at historically high levels for the foreseeable future.
If the debt ceiling binds, and the U.S. Treasury does not have the ability to pay its obligations, the negative economic effects would quickly mount.
When we look out to the possible pitfalls in 2023, there are a couple that immediately come to mind.
A US debt ceiling standoff between Republicans and Democrats comes round every so often and draws the usual claims that it could spark a debt default and untold...