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Podcast: Mint Primer
Episode: US debt ceiling: Is there a global crisis brewing?
Description: On 1 May, treasury secretary Janet Yellen sent a letter to the US Congress saying that on 1 June the government is likely to run out of money. With the government currently breaching its debt ceiling, the situation has become parlous. Mint explains what’s happening.
This episode is being hosted by Prasid Banerjee.