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# Debt Ceiling

This year
2023
Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hold 'productive' debt ceiling talks but no deal yet
Republicans are insisting that averting a default must be paired with deep cuts to bring down the country’s €29.4 trillion debt.
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May 23rd 2023, 8:24 AM
Biden to meet Republican leader over US debt ceilng
Anxiety was mounting in Washington today ahead of the 1 June deadline for Congress to authorize more borrowing.
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May 21st 2023, 7:39 PM
All time
US Congress averts default with stop-gap debt limit hike
Democratic leaders had spent weeks underlining the havoc that a default would have wrought.
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Oct 13th 2021, 7:53 AM
Here’s What Happened Today: Wednesday
Everyone’s talking about the health budget, racial profiling and murder arrests.
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Oct 16th 2013, 10:57 PM
US avoids default as last-minute deal is struck
Just 12 hours before the US defaulted on its debt, a deal has been reached, a Republican senator has said.
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Oct 16th 2013, 10:50 PM
Markets wobble as US debt talks falter
Fitch has placed the US credit rating on a Negative Watch, as the stock market fell today.
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Oct 15th 2013, 9:29 PM
'Extortion not part of our democracy' - Obama on default threat
Yes, it’s the debt ceiling issue again.
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Oct 8th 2013, 9:22 PM
Democrats plan to force Republicans into showdown on debt ceiling
A high-risk plan by Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid is expected to be opposed by Republicans, but it is not known if they will take the step of filibustering it.
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Oct 8th 2013, 10:40 AM
Explainer: Why has the US government shutdown and what does it mean?
How did this happen, what does it mean and what’s going to happen next? TheJournal.ie explains all.
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Oct 1st 2013, 9:57 AM
Obama rules out minting $1 trillion coin to solve US debt woes
“There are no magic tricks here,” says the President, dismissing suggestions that a $1 trillion platinum coin could be minted.
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Jan 14th 2013, 5:37 PM
Obama signs 'fiscal cliff' deal into law (with an autopen)
The President puts a firm end to major spending cuts, for now – using a novel (but legally questionable) piece of kit.
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Jan 3rd 2013, 8:34 AM
Stock markets like it when there's no Fiscal Cliff. Who knew?
European markets are all enjoying a healthy start to the year, while US futures have also welcomed the deal.
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Jan 2nd 2013, 11:52 AM
Deal reached to avoid tax hikes for middle-class America
Is that the end of the ‘fiscal cliff’ talk then? Maybe. But the debt ceiling chat is back.
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Jan 2nd 2013, 8:59 AM
Explainer: What is the 'fiscal cliff' and why does it matter?
The US is facing a potentially devastating financial crisis in less than a week but what is it all about, what impact will it have on Ireland and what’s got to happen if it is to be avoided? TheJournal.ie explains…
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Dec 27th 2012, 3:16 PM
Paul Ryan to remain as chair of House Budget committee
The defeated vice-presidential nominee intends to stay on as the Republicans’ leading fiscal spokesman.
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Nov 7th 2012, 5:31 PM
Recessions, downgrades and Super Mario - 2011: the year in money
2011 may be remembered in future as the year we sorted out the financial crisis – or the year in which it grew beyond our control.
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Dec 29th 2011, 10:58 AM
S&P boss steps down, weeks after unprecedented US downgrade
Deven Sharma, the president of Standard & Poor’s, will step down within a month after facing criticism for lowering the US’s rating.
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Aug 23rd 2011, 3:56 PM
Fitch: We're not going to remove the US's AAA rating
Fitch and Moody’s say they’ll be letting Standard & Poor’s go on a solo run – with two of the three agencies refusing to downgrade.
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Aug 16th 2011, 3:52 PM
US debt relief is short lived as dollar and stock markets slide
The world’s stock markets are all down, as the joy over the US deal to avert a default quickly peters out.
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Aug 3rd 2011, 2:11 PM
The Daily Fix: Tuesday
In today’s Fix: Norris bows out of presidential race, US avoids a debt default and Foo Fighters… coming soon to a garage near you.
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Aug 2nd 2011, 8:01 PM
Senate clears the way for US to raise debt ceiling
The Senate voted by 74 votes to 26 to pass the hard fought bill. Obama has said that it’s the first step to ensuring America lives within its means.
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Aug 2nd 2011, 6:43 PM
The Daily Fix: Monday
Bank Holiday Monday’s Fix: The latest on the David Norris controversy, debt vote imminent in the US and video of Castlepalooza 2011 finishing off in style…
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Aug 1st 2011, 8:06 PM
US debt talks continue amid signs of optimism
Negotiations to raise the US debt ceiling continue at the White House as Tuesday’s default deadline looms closer.
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Jul 31st 2011, 3:08 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…
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Jul 31st 2011, 9:08 AM
The Daily Fix: Saturday
Every evening, TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of the day’s main news stories, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed.
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Jul 30th 2011, 8:15 PM
Default looms as US politicians fail to reach deal
Obama calls for common ground as Republicans and Democrats again fail to reach an 11th hour deal on the US debt ceiling.
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Jul 30th 2011, 10:29 AM
Obama uses Twitter to press Republicans on the debt ceiling
The US president’s Twitter account is being used to ask followers to urge Republicans to reach a compromise on the debt ceiling.
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Jul 29th 2011, 7:14 PM
Republicans delay crucial vote as US creeps closer to default
John Boehner calls off a vote on a draft plan to cut the US deficit, amid fears that party members wouldn’t back it.
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Jul 29th 2011, 10:21 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: New bid to tackle hospital waiting lists, still no progress in the US debt crisis, and bad news if you think you’ve just won a Jaguar…
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Jul 29th 2011, 8:28 AM
A bluffer's guide to... the US debt ceiling
Struggling to keep up with the political logjam in the US? Let us explain what’s going on – and why it matters to Ireland.
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Jul 28th 2011, 2:41 PM
Republicans to press new vote on lifting US's debt ceiling
A bipartisan Congress prepares for yet more gridlock, as the clock ticks down on staving off a United States default.
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Jul 28th 2011, 9:57 AM
US is six days away from debt default
Time is running out for an agreement on lifting America’s debt ceiling…
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Jul 27th 2011, 9:51 PM
Obama walks out of budget talks with Republicans
The US president told Republicans ‘enough is enough’ over the debt ceiling, while the rating agency Moody’s has threatened to review the USA’s AAA rating.
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Jul 14th 2011, 7:07 AM
The Daily Fix: Monday
Our daily wrap-up of what’s been going on – including a tongue-in-cheek tour of a certain house in Abbottabad…
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May 16th 2011, 8:03 PM
US to stop pension payments as national debt reaches $14.3 TRILLION legal limit
Timothy Geithner tells Congress that the US has reached its legal limit for debt – and he’ll need to take drastic action.
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May 16th 2011, 5:40 PM