US Treasury to launch measures to avoid debt limit breach

Federal government to hit $36T debt limit on Tuesday
President-elect Donald Trump will take charge of a federal government that will reach its self-imposed debt limit of $36 trillion dollars a day after he is sworn in on Monday.
US Treasury to launch measures to avoid debt limit breach on Tuesday
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the government will reach its statutory borrowing limit on Tuesday and begin employing "extraordinary measures" to keep from breaching the cap and risking a potential catastrophic default.
U.S. Starts Maneuvers to Avoid Breaching Debt Limit, Putting Pressure on Congress
WASHINGTON—The U.S. government is now constrained by its statutory debt limit, the Treasury Department said, prompting the start of “extraordinary measures” this Tuesday to keep America’s bills paid and putting pressure on Congress to lift the borrowing cap.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the government would reach its statutory borrowing limit on Tuesday and would begin employing "extraordinary measures" to keep from breaching the cap and triggering a potential catastrophic default.
US treasury secretary says US will take measures to avoid default
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning that the government will reach its debt limit on Tuesday and will need to take “extraordinary measures” to avoid risking a potentially catastrophic default.
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