'Market angst' brewed as debt ceiling debate raged in Congress

Default would wipe out $15trn in household wealth

Elliot Gulliver-Needham
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Markets are “starting to notice” that the US is getting closer to defaulting on its debt, according to investment professionals, with the Senate finally passing a short-term fix to delay the debate.

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