America’s debt now the world’s problem

For as long as anyone can remember, American government bonds have been the backbone of the global investment market. Uncle Sam’s IOUs have exuded the solidity and stability of the powerful Treasury Department’s imposing headquarters in Washington. Now, a once unimaginable humiliation seems ...

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