Treasury Surpasses Debt Limit on First Day of Ceiling’s Suspension
From Real Time Economics
February 5, 2013 - 4:47pm
That didn't take long. The U.S. Treasury quickly surpassed the old debt ceiling as it unwound measures it had used to stay under the legal limit.
February 5, 2013 - 4:47pm
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