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House beat, the degree to which these messy domestic politics, especially spending battles in divided government could impact the president's foreign policy. the president expected to leave next week for an important foreign trip, the g-7 meeting in japan, a meeting of the so-called quad leaders in australia, and the president wants to be hands on in these negotiations. that's always been his style. he raised for the first possibility something the white house has been down playing, the idea that he might have to postpone this important trip because of it. it's not just the importance of the t...

"If Congress fails to increase the debt limit, it would cause severe hardship to American families, harm our global leadership position, and raise questions about our ability to defend our national security interests," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said.

UBS says recession fears may prompt investors to rush into US Treasuries if lawmakers can't agree on raising the $31 trillion debt limit.

Executive board of International Monetary Fund signs off on first quarterly review, approving Martín Guzmán figures for US$44.5-billion debt programme and paying way for new disbursement of funds.

IMF confirms it has reached a staff-level agreement with Argentina that will unlock US$4.03 billion in funding; Multilateral lender says government “met all qualitative targets in first quarter."