US Treasury dealers recommend ending federal debt ceiling

Reuters

U.S. Treasury primary dealers want Congress to scrap the federal debt ceiling, warning in new TBAC minutes that the limit lifts borrowing costs, fuels market turmoil and could weaken the dollar’s reserve-currency standing.

Minutes from this week’s Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee meeting show that the U.S. Treasury’s primary dealers favor abolishing the federal debt ceiling, arguing it drives up borrowing costs, heightens market volatility, and could undermine the dollar’s reserve-currency standing. The committee said its ideal outcome would be for Congress to give the administration broad authority to borrow whatever is needed to meet government obligations.

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