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Business Leaders Resigned to U.S. Debt Downgrade but Say Default Unlikely
By Joyce HansonThe business community is battening down the hatches for a U.S. debt rating downgrade—and they’re not happy about damage that the oncoming economic storm will wreak on investors.
July 27, 2011
FSOC: Elephant in the Corner? What Elephant?The Financial Stability Oversight Council warns in its first annual report about the possible effects of the European sovereign debt crises and the risks posed by governmental budget imbalances of all kinds.
July 27, 2011
Debt Ceiling Deal Has ‘Huge’ Momentum, Says Corker, a Top GOP SenatorSen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said Wednesday there is ‘huge momentum building on both sides of the aisle’ to pass a legislative package that not only raises the debt limit, but includes deficit reduction measures to avoid a ratings downgrade for the United States.
July 27, 2011
CBO: Boehner, Reid Debt Plans Fall Short of Promised SavingsMuch-touted budget proposals by Speaker of the House John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid were found by the Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday to fail to deliver on promised savings.
July 26, 2011
Roubini Calls Debt Ceiling a ‘Farce’; Tweets for Tax HikesFamed forecaster Nouriel Roubini is not worried about the U.S. defaulting on its debt, but his Twitter feed reveals a preference for closing revenue gaps with tax hikes. While Mark Mobius predicts missed deadline would sink dollar.
July 25, 2011
PIMCO’s El-Erian Warns U.S. Rating at Risk, Even With Debt Ceiling DealAs leaders of both parties now plan to unveil their own debt-ceiling plans, El-Erian said that a short-term deal would leave “the AAA rating extremely vulnerable and does little” to fix the basic problems of the economy.
July 25, 2011
China Faces Deep, but ‘Solvable,’ Debt Woes, Report SaysLocal governments in China are beset by debt, but the problem can be solved, a Standard Chartered report says.
July 21, 2011
Greek Rescue Plan Sends European Bank Stocks SkyrocketingEuropean bank stocks skyrocketed Thursday on news that an EU emergency summit meeting has crafted a plan to aid Greece without any new taxes on banks.