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Debt Watch: Will the US Treasury spook markets with issuance in the QRA again?

US Debt Watch: Time for lengthy shutdown?

The U.S government will shut down on Sunday when FY23 funding elapses with no spending bill to replace it. This is how we assess the shutdown unfolding and how it will affect the outcome of the final 2024 budget.

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Debt Watch: Will the US Treasury spook markets with issuance in the QRA again?

U.S Debt Watch: Do we need this conversation again?

Pheew… close call! The bipartisan debt ceiling bill saved the U.S from economic disarray. Now we can all take a well-deserved summer holiday and bask in the sunshine of the long-term financial stability ensured by responsible lawmakers who have no interest in short-term solutions nor gains. But no – not so fast! We still have a looming government shutdown to attend to.

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Debt Watch: Will the US Treasury spook markets with issuance in the QRA again?

US Debt Watch: Who’ll absorb the blow?

An agreement on lifting the statutory debt ceiling has been made, and the treasury general account now has to be replenished by issuing new debt. What does that imply for financial markets, and is the outlook as bleak as some pundits claim?

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Something for your Espresso: Ascension Day for the debt ceiling?

Something for your Espresso: Ascension Day for the debt ceiling?

US politicians are busy “negotiating” a new debt ceiling while Europe is celebrating the Ascension Day. Apparently, hopefulness of a debt ceiling deal could bring about optimism in markets, but we continue to warn against taking the plain vanilla approach to the situation. Here is why …

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Out of the box #2: Back to austerity. Euro sovereign crisis vol 2?

Out of the box #2: Back to austerity. Euro sovereign crisis vol 2?

The hardships brought about by Covid and the Ukraine war initially fostered political unity across Europe. In this article however, I will argue that fragmentation may soon regain prominence as liquidity diminishes, labor markets weaken, and governments face the need to implement tighter fiscal policies. These circumstances create a fertile ground for the resurgence of the zero-sum debtor/creditor conflict that characterized the 2010s.

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Debt Ceiling Countdown #4: The Chicken Game Catastrophe

Debt Ceiling Countdown #4: The Chicken Game Catastrophe

When it comes to the debt ceiling, politicians are not the only ones asleep at the steering wheel. Political commentators, too, seem freakishly calm telling folks that Congress *eventually* has to reach a settlement on raising the debt ceiling. While I don’t disagree with the end-result, it is astounding how few are concerned with the likely government crisis that will unfold before a deal is struck. We are underestimating the power of the Freedom Caucus and overestimating Biden’s willingness to avoid a government shutdown. The cocktail is putting the U.S. on a path towards debt brinkmanship.

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U.S Debt Countdown: Will A Deal Go Through Today?

U.S Debt Ceiling Countdown #1 – USD liquidity to be added before the big political stand off

On Thursday, the U.S. hits its 31.4 trillion-dollar debt limit. If Congress fails to raise or suspend the limit, the U.S. risks defaulting on its foreign debt with global economic ramifications. So naturally, Steno Research is launching a new ‘U.S. Debt Countdown’ watch series to keep tabs on when the U.S reaches the magic ‘X Date’: the day when The Treasury runs out of ‘extraordinary measures’ to postpone the worst-case scenario, and must succumb to default.

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