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US Treasury to take 'extraordinary measures' to avoid debt default
US Treasury to take 'extraordinary measures' to avoid debt default
Economy
by  AFP

The US Treasury Department will start taking "extraordinary measures" next week to avoid risking a default on government debt, Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday, days before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. On Friday, Yellen said: "The period of time that extraordinary measures may last is subject to considerable uncertainty."