Post Tagged with: "debt crisis"

May 10, 2010 04:57

U.S. Debt Shock May Hit In 2018, Maybe As Soon As 2013

Spiraling debt is Uncle Sam’s shock collar, and its jolt may await like an invisible pet fence. “Nobody knows when you bump up against the limit, but you know when it happens it will really hurt,” said fiscal watchdog Maya MacGuineas of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

March 1, 2010 05:25

California is a greater risk than Greece, warns JP Morgan chief

Jamie Dimon, chairman of JP Morgan Chase, has warned American investors should be more worried about the risk of default of the state of California than of Greece’s current debt woes. Last summer, California issued $3bn of IOU’s to creditors including residents owed tax refunds as a way of staving off a cash crisis.