• U.S. Treasury secretary Yellen: Failure to raise debt limit could hurt reserve status of the dollar and cause a recession

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5 October 2021

U.S. Treasury secretary Yellen: Failure to raise debt limit could hurt reserve status of the dollar and cause a recession

  • Says she does regard October 18 as deadline for debt ceiling
  • Supports bipartisan action to raise debt ceiling
  • It is up to speaker Pelosi and majority leader Schumer on how to get debt ceiling raised
  • It would be "catastrophic" if government couldn't pay its bills
  • Asked if Fed chair Powell should be reappointed, says that is up to president Biden

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