U.S. Debt
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Danish pension fund to ditch U.S. Treasuries, says Greenland not the causeAkademikerPension said the decision was due to 'poor U.S. government finances' and not intended as a political statement linked to the rift between Denmark and the United States.WorldJan 20
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U.S. loses AAA credit rating due to rising debt, interest costs: Moody’sThe rating agency changed its outlook on the U.S. to 'stable' from 'negative,' but said the government has 'failed to agree on measures to reverse the trend' of high deficits.U.S. NewsMay 16, 2025
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Biden administration seeks to remove medical debt from Americans’ credit reportsThe U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says the move would remove up to US$49 billion in medical debts from the credit reports of 15 million Americans.U.S. NewsJun 11, 2024
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Biden says debt deal is ‘very close,’ food aid emerges as final sticking pointWork requirements for federal food aid recipients have emerged as a final sticking point in negotiations over the looming debt crisis, even as Biden said a deal is ``very close.''U.S. NewsMay 27, 2023
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Yellen warns of U.S. ‘economic chaos’ if debt limit not raisedTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that there are ``no good options'' for the U.S. to avoid an economic ``calamity'' if Congress fails to raise the nation's borrowing limit.U.S. NewsMay 7, 2023
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U.S. deficit grows to $779 billion — a 17 per cent increase over last yearThe U.S. government closed the 2018 fiscal year $779 billion in the red, its highest deficit in six years, according to data released on Monday by the Treasury Department.WorldOct 15, 2018
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Trump: stocks went up, so I reduced the national debt. Economists: facepalmHe is "conflating two completely different things," says one analyst.MoneyOct 12, 2017
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