International Finance Chiefs Urge US to Resolve Its Spending, Debt Issues

Finance chiefs of the world's leading economies are urging the United States to quickly resolve its political stalemate on spending priorities and increase its borrowing authority. The G20 finance ministers, meeting in Washington, said Friday that the U.S., with the world's largest economy, "needs to take urgent action to address short-term fiscal uncertainties." One of the finance ministers, Russia's Anton Siluanov, said the standoff between U.S. President Barack Obama ...

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