Yellen warns of economic catastrophe if US defaults on debt.
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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned of severe economic consequences if the House does not address and raise the debt ceiling. Republicans are demanding dramatic cuts to future spending in exchange for increasing the debt ceiling. The uncertainty of a government default has been highly supportive of gold futures pricing which remains above $2000.
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