Failure to Raise US Debt Limit.. Then What .? AA+

U.S. policymakers continue their discussion about whether to raise America's debt ceiling above its current level of $14.3 trillion. Standard & Poor’s has observed that any failure to raise the debt ceiling would cause significant and long-lasting financial and economic disruptions. In this CreditMatters TV interview, Paul Coughlin, Standard & Poor’s executive managing director, discusses our views on the potential impact on the U.S. economy and the financial markets if the debt cap issue is not resolved in a timely manner.