By Charles Riley – Congress is now staring down a series of deadlines to raise the country’s legal borrowing limit. First up: May 16, Treasury’s latest estimate as to when U.S. debt will hit the country’s $14.294 trillion ceiling.
That’s only two weeks away. If Congress doesn’t act, the Treasury would employ a range of extraordinary measures to prevent the United States from defaulting on its obligations. more> http://is.gd/rgq693
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