ABA-Biden Meets with Bank CEOs, Business Leaders to Discuss Debt Ceiling.

ENPNewswire-October 7, 2021--ABA-Biden Meets with Bank CEOs, Business Leaders to Discuss Debt Ceiling

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Release date- 06102021 - Failing to raise the debt ceiling and allowing the U.S. to default on its debt would have potentially catastrophic consequences for the economy and for Americans, CEOs of the nation's largest banks told President Biden today at a White House event.

'America simply cannot default on the debt because the U.S. Treasury market is the bedrock of our financial system, domestically and globally,' said Citi CEO Jane Fraser. 'Defaulting is going to cause lasting damage to the credibility of the U.S. with investors and markets around the world.'

Beyond that, Fraser added that a default 'will hurt consumers, it will hurt small businesses. It's not an exaggeration to say that even small distortions in the Treasury market can cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars over many years.' JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon added that 'an actual default would be...

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