Washington , May 27, 2023, 19:34 - IA Regnum. An agreement to raise the national debt ceiling and prevent default could be reached " in the next few hours or days," NBC Republican Majority Negotiator Patrick McHenry said on May 27.
“You know, this is not how I imagined the last hours or days. But we have come to a very narrow set of issues that are left to sort out," he said.
McHenry noted that negotiating groups continue to work over the weekend. " We're all tired, but that doesn't mean we're ready to accept an unacceptable offer."
Earlier, the US Treasury moved the date of possible default from June 1 to June 5. Department head Janet Yellen urged Congress to resolve the issue of the national debt ceiling as soon as possible.
As IA Regnum reported , the IMF urged the US Congress to immediately raise the national debt ceiling due to the fact that the current situation could create additional risks for the US and global economy.
Economists at Goldman Sach said earlier that they estimated the US Treasury Department's reserves would run out by June 9th.
The debt of the United States at the end of last year amounted to 31.42 trillion dollars, the next 13 countries in the world list owed a total of 31.4 trillion dollars. At the same time, Russia's public debt for 2022 amounted to about $295 billion, which is 107 times less than the American one, 33 times less than the Japanese one, and 13 times less than the Chinese one.