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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon May 22, 2023, 07:58 PM May 2023

What it would mean for the global economy if the US defaults on its debt

WASHINGTON (AP) — If the debt crisis roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into recession, America’s economy would hardly sink alone.

The repercussions of a first-ever default on the federal debt would quickly reverberate around the world. Orders for Chinese factories that sell electronics to the United States could dry up. Swiss investors who own U.S. Treasurys would suffer losses. Sri Lankan companies could no longer deploy dollars as an alternative to their own dodgy currency.

“No corner of the global economy will be spared” if the U.S. government defaulted and the crisis weren’t resolved quickly, said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.

Zandi and two colleagues at Moody’s have concluded that even if the debt limit were breached for no more than week, the U.S. economy would weaken so much, so fast, as to wipe out roughly1.5 million jobs.

https://apnews.com/article/debt-limit-congress-world-economy-recession-biden-52df635e9b89f4b1677176fc8d59eff0

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What it would mean for the global economy if the US defaults on its debt (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2023 OP
republicans would destroy the world if it would deny Biden a second term liberal N proud May 2023 #1
Republicans want to destroy the U.S. Government and don't care about the after shocks. sarcasmo May 2023 #2
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