Lately, concerns about America’s unsustainable fiscal deficits have, likewise, resulted in ugly political infighting, almost leading to a government shutdown. A similar battle is now brewing about America’s “debt ceiling,” which, if unresolved, introduces the risk of a “technical” default on US public debt.
稍后，对美国财政赤字不可持续前景的担忧引发了激烈的政治内斗，几乎造成政府关门。眼下，另一场围绕美国“债务天花板”的恶斗正在酝酿之中，如不能妥善解决，将导致美国公债“技术性”违约风险。