Category: extraordinary measures

4 Ways US Treasury Can Pay Bills Without Borrowing

The United States has nearly reached its $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, so the Treasury must now manage the nation’s bills without resorting to borrowing. That’s a challenge because the government operates on a deficit budget, spending more money than it takes in. Normally the Treasury borrows to cover the shortfall. But Congress places a limit…


Yellen Details ‘Extraordinary Measures’ to Raise Cash as Debt Ceiling Hits

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday announced a series of so-called “extraordinary measures” the department is taking to give the federal government more room to spend under a reimposed debt cap. Yellen detailed the emergency maneuvers—chiefly pausing investments in certain government employee pension funds—in an Aug. 2 letter to congressional leaders that came as a two-year suspension…