Tag Archives: U.S. debt

A lot has been said by the major Western news sources (WSJ, Bloomberg, FT, NY Times) about China’s reaction to the downgrade of the U.S. creditworthiness.  Although there has been no official comment from Beijing since the downgrade, the Xinhua news agency (the official mouth-piece and the usual government ‘attack dog’ for criticizing the U.S.) […]

You are probably familiar with the ongoing drama surrounding the U.S. debt and efforts in Congress to raise the debt ceiling. This is an important issue, to be sure, one that has profound implications for U.S. domestic policy as well as foreign policy. This op-ed from The Guardian offers a view from “across the pond” […]