Wednesday, October 16, 2013

When Will Congress' Inaction Push U.S. Into Default?




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Determining the day on which the U.S. government might default is tricky. The Bipartisan Policy Center says the last eight days of October is a critical period because of all the payments due that week. The potential for a credit default is already causing problems for big financial firms that use U.S. Treasurys as collateral.


Source: http://www.npr.org/2013/10/16/235167748/when-will-congress-inction-push-u-s-into-default?ft=1&f=1006
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