‘It’s not zero.’ Wall Street is pricing in a small but growing risk of a disastrous US default | CNN Business

New York CNN  —  A US default would have such devastating economic and financial consequences that many observers dismiss the

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China gave huge loans to some countries. Now it’s spending billions to bail them out | CNN Business

Hong Kong CNN  —  For the past decade, China has lent massive sums to governments across Asia, Africa and Europe,

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Kevin McCarthy leans on ‘five families’ as House GOP plots debt-limit tactics | CNN Politics

CNN  —  The White House and Senate Democrats have calculated that Speaker Kevin McCarthy won’t have enough votes to raise

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Australia’s new $5 note won’t feature King Charles | CNN Business

Brisbane CNN  —  Australia’s new $5 banknote will not feature Britain’s King Charles III, but rather a new design that

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The US will likely reach its debt limit on Thursday. What comes next is predictable | CNN Politics

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Treasury secretary warns US could default on its debt as soon as June | CNN Politics

CNN  —  The Treasury Department said Friday the US could default on its debt as soon as June, setting up

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What do these hardliners want? Here’s what they’ve said | CNN Politics

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Five political trends that could make 2023 a momentous year | CNN Politics

CNN  —  Republicans’ take over of the House this week will usher in a two-year political era that threatens to

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What midterm elections could mean for the US economy | CNN Business

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US debt: Federal interest payments could soon exceed military spending | CNN Business

New York CNN Business  —  The Federal Reserve’s war on inflation isn’t just painful for home buyers and people with

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