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Previewing the Bad News That’s Likely to Complicate the Debt Ceiling Battle
The gorilla in the room may sleep soundly for the rest of July and August, but expect a foul temper when he wakes up in September. At that time, Congress once again haggles over our debt ceiling. Treasury Secretary Jack … Continue reading
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Tagged Budget Control Act, CBO, Congressional Budget Office, debt ceiling, Jack Lew, long-term budget outlook, Medicare, Social Security
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Forget the Hindenburg Omen, This Near-Perfect Deleveraging Indicator is Omen Enough
Update (June 20) – I added a section at the end of the post with information on specific countries. Also, the data shown here combines cross-border transactions in both U.S. and foreign long-term securities (I may not have made this … Continue reading
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Tagged cross-border financial flows, current account, debt ceiling, Hindenburg Omen, Long-term Capital Management, quantitative easing, TIC data
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