Goldman Sachs, Yellen Warn of US Default’s ‘Catastrophic Consequences’ — ‘There Is Real Risk to US Dollar’

A Goldman Sachs executive who also serves as the chair of a Treasury advisory committee has warned that a U.S. default poses “real risk to the U.S. dollar.” She stressed: “Anything that moves us away from being viewed as the world’s reserve currency, of being the safest most liquid asset in the world, is bad … Read more

Donald Trump Urges Republicans to Let US Default on Debt if Democrats Don’t Agree to Spending Cuts

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Republican lawmakers to let the U.S. default on its debt obligations if the Democrats do not agree on “massive” spending cuts. Trump, who is also running for president in 2024, stressed that letting the U.S. default is “better than what we’re doing right now because we’re spending money … Read more