Joe Biden signs US debt limit hike, but December standoff looms

Joe Biden signs US debt limit hike, but December standoff looms
President Joe Biden (AP)

President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill raising the US debt limit until early December, delaying the prospect of an unprecedented federal default that would cause economic disaster.

The House passed the 480 billion dollar (£354 billion) increase in the country’s borrowing ceiling on Tuesday, after the Senate approved it on a party-line vote last week.

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