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Budget, Debt: Trump's Treasury Chief Faces Urgent Challenges

President-elect Donald Trump's new Treasury chief needs to hit the ground running once he takes office, tasked with rolling out his boss's economic vision and grappling with the country's debt limit.

International Business Times

Debt default 'X-date' calculations aim to figure out when the US may run short of cash

For all the concern over when the government might run out of money to cover all its bills, it turns out that no one can be absolutely sure exactly when the country faces a potential default — the dreaded “X-date.”

The Independent UK

Why a government default could be worse than a government shutdown

All the hand-wringing over a potential government default if Congress doesn’t increase the national debt limit has conjured up images of past government shutdowns

The Independent UK

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Think tank out with new debt limit timing projection

WASHINGTON — The government will run out of cash to pay its bills by “summer or early fall” unless Congress lifts the statutory debt limit, the Bipartisan Policy Center estimated Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

New estimate U.S. could face default on debt by early June

A new estimate finds the U.S. could face an unprecedented default on its obligations as soon as early June if Congress does not act to lift the debt limit

The Independent UK

Think tank out with new debt limit timing projection - Roll Call

The government could run out of cash to pay its bills by “summer or early fall," the Bipartisan Policy Center estimated Wednesday.

Roll Call

US to max out on debt soon, setting up political fight

The federal government is on track to max out on its $31.4 trillion borrowing authority as soon as this month

The Independent UK

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What the Inflation Reduction Act does and doesn't do about rising prices

The Inflation Reduction Act is not expected to bring down inflation dramatically or right away, but experts say that might not be such a bad thing given the bill's other areas of focus.

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