Janet Yellen: “a default on the U.S. debt would be catastrophic from the standpoint…”

On the recordOctober 18, 2021

a default on the U.S. debt would be catastrophic from the standpoint of our credibility

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Yellen warns that defaulting on debt would harm U.S. credibility globally.

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