Sentences with phrase «over the debt ceiling»

The decrease in consumer confidence during this period may have resulted from the negotiations over the debt ceiling taking place during this time.

Big - business leaders are fed up with the tactics of conservative Republicans, who instigated a partial closure of the Federal government and engaged in brinksmanship over the debt ceiling in a failed effort to stop the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

The market, meanwhile, isn't helped by D.C. brinksmanship over the debt ceiling and the federal budget, DiNapoli said.

That could cause a ripple in markets, but the real concern is that fight will carry on and Congress battles over the debt ceiling later in the year.

«Before Brexit, there was Grexit and the European sovereign debt crisis, Scotland's independence referendum, and the U.S. legislative gridlock over its debt ceiling in 2011, which threatened to, out of whole cloth, create a default in the global benchmark risk - free asset,» Zezas adds.

As demonstrated by the recent debate in Washington over the debt ceiling, the United States will decline if Democrats and Republicans are unable to compromise, Brown said in an interview broadcast Sunday on CNN's «State of the Union.»

Perhaps he proposed both initiatives because he was appalled by the behavior of D.C. politicians in the summer scuffle over the debt ceiling and because he believes the public sector right now is incapable of microfinancing in the service of jobs creation.

Obama has vowed not to negotiate over the debt ceiling, demanding that Congress raise it without drama.

Markets have been relatively calm so far, and they might stay that way even if Uncle Sam stumbles over the debt ceiling.

Among other events, there's a threat of more skirmishes over the debt ceiling and another government shutdown.

Growing concern over the debt ceiling, America's broken job engine, Wall Street's thoughts on Netflix, and more.

The fund's economists also noted the adverse market reaction caused by the brinkmanship over the debt ceiling last year in a separate analysis of the global capital markets.

During stints in Washington, D.C., from 2007 to 2011, and 2015 to 2016, Mr. Herzsenhorn covered Congress and United States politics and policy, including coverage of the financial crisis in 2008, the bank bailouts and auto industry bailouts, the economic stimulus plan, the Dodd - Frank financial regulation overhaul, and the development and passage of the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, as well as numerous budget fights and stand - offs over the debt ceiling.

«So will uncertainty about who will be president in 2013; about tax rates and spending levels; about the threat of another government shutdown over the debt ceiling; and about the risk of another sovereign rating downgrade should political gridlock continue to block a plan for medium - term fiscal consolidation.»

Republican House leaders were facing a losing public relations fight with the White House over the debt ceiling that would have gotten far worse if the government had begun to default on some if its obligations.

Everybody needs to read William Voegeli's awesome post on how Obama is running circles around the congressional Republicans in the public argument over the debt ceiling increase and cutting the deficit.

Washington (CNN)- Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner drew a hard line in the sand this week, renewing a battle over the debt ceiling unless President Barack Obama agreed to significant budget cuts during what may be a lame - duck session after the November elections.

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is very concerned about the Washington stalemate over the debt ceiling.

Unless both houses can find a compromise by Sep. 30th, disagreement over the debt ceiling and Affordable Care Act could bring the government to a shutdown.

The impasse over the debt ceiling continues.

For example, a legislative fight over the debt ceiling and the delayed sequester will take place in February.

Before Brexit, there was Grexit and the European sovereign debt crisis, Scotland's independence referendum, and the U.S. legislative gridlock over its debt ceiling in 2011, which threatened to, out of whole cloth, create a default in the global benchmark risk - free asset.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan faced many questions from members of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on education, where concerns about spending were heightened by the prolonged negotiations over the debt ceiling.