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The Graphic Truth: The foreigners who hold US debt
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The Graphic Truth: The foreigners who hold US debt

Foreign investors who are unnerved or upset by Donald Trump's trade policies have a nuclear option: but is it viable?

Will the US default on its debt? Ask GZERO World's guests
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Will the US default on its debt? Ask GZERO World's guests

Will the United States government default on its debt for the first time in history? On GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, guests including Utah Senator Mitt Romney, World Bank Group President David Malpass, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, and US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, have struck a common chord: it won't happen, but if it does, we're in for a hurting.

Chris Christie weighs in on US debt limit fight
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Chris Christie weighs in on US debt limit fight

Unless lawmakers in Washington can work out a deal to raise the debt ceiling, there will be “serious consequences for our economy,” says rumored GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie.

Explaining the long history of US debt (& which other countries are saddled with debt)
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Explaining the long history of US debt (& which other countries are saddled with debt)

Sovereign debt is, simply put, the money a country owes to its creditors around the world. Ian Bremmer explains a few more fun facts about debt on GZERO World.

GOP partisanship could trigger first-ever US default
US Politics In 60 Seconds

GOP partisanship could trigger first-ever US default

What does it mean that the US has hit its borrowing limit? Jon Lieber, head of Eurasia Group's coverage of political and policy developments in Washington, DC shares his perspective on US politics.

Does China's rise have to mean America's decline?
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Does China's rise have to mean America's decline?

The US and China are as wary of each other as they've ever been. But the Chinese think they are on the rise, while America is declining. On this week's episode of GZERO World, Ian Bremmer talks to billionaire Ray Dalio, head of the world's largest hedge fund, who thinks rising US debt, a widening wealth gap among Americans, and the meteoric rise of China all play into Beijing's plans to overtake the US as a global superpower.

Will the US debt ceiling debate cause a government shutdown?
US Politics In 60 Seconds

Will the US debt ceiling debate cause a government shutdown?

Is a US government shutdown coming? Why is President Biden's economic plan hanging in the balance? Jon Lieber, head of Eurasia Group's coverage of political and policy developments in Washington, shares insights on US politics.