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Business Matters: US: Can the debt ceiling be raised?

20/01/2023 GMT

US: Can the debt ceiling be raised?

BBC World Service - Business Matters, US: Can the debt ceiling be raised?

US Treasury announces extraordinary measures to prevent default

The US Treasury says it is taking emergency action to avoid a default after the US government reached its debt limit.

The US Treasury says it's taking "extraordinary measures" after the federal government reached its borrowing limit of $31.4 trillion to pay its debts.

Also in the programme, Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin is to be charged with involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a film set in 2021.

And as Shakira and Miley Cyrus release songs to get back at their exes, we find out why we love revenge tracks so much.

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