Debt ceiling deal first step of restoring fiscal sustainability: Geithner

Dagong: U.S. sovereign debt crisis lingers despite increased debt ceiling

Time bombs still ticking in Washington

Moody's to maintain U.S. triple-A rating following debt ceiling deal

White House opposes drastic defense cuts

White House urges Congress to pass compromise debt deal

Debt ceiling deal met GOP standards: Boehner

Progress reported in U.S. debt ceiling talks

43 U.S. Republican Senators oppose Reid debt plan

U.S. House rejects Reid debt ceiling plan

U.S. Senate kills House debt ceiling plan

Obama says debt impasse would do "incalculable damage"

U.S. not to default on debt: House speaker

U.S. House passes huge debt reduction bill

Fed to provide new stimulus if condition warrants: Bernanke

 Wall Street surges on debt deal

Obama's poll number slips as debt crisis deepens

Failure of raising debt ceiling "not an option": Geithner

White House says debt talks move forward despite "combative rhetoric" 

Geithner says confident to stave off debt crisis

Bernanke: Large government debt bears serious economic consequences 

U.S. badly needs a deal on debt-limit hike

Most Americans say both parties more politically motivated in debt talks: poll

Backgrounder: U.S. debt default risks

Backgrounder: Key facts about U.S. debt limit fight

Obama signs bipartisan debt ceiling bill into law

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday afternoon signed a bipartisan bill of raising the nation's debt limit into law, ending the month-long perilous stalemate and averting a potentially catastrophic debt default risk.  Full story

U.S. Senate passes last-ditch debt ceiling deal

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate Tuesday passed a last-minute bipartisan debt ceiling deal to stave off a looming debt default crisis. Full story

Moody's to maintain U.S. triple-A rating following debt ceiling deal

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Moody's Investors Service said on Tuesday that it will maintain its triple-A rating for the U.S. debts following a last-minute bipartisan deal to avert a possibly catastrophic default.  Full story

Obama announces bipartisan debt ceiling deal, urges passage in Congress

WASHINGTON, July 31 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Sunday night unveiled a last-minute debt ceiling deal endorsed by Republican and Democratic leaders, in a bid to stave off a looming debt default crisis and ease market jitters.    Full story 

Time bombs still ticking in Washington

BEIJING, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- The world-rattling debt limit fight in Washington finally ground out a truce Tuesday, just in time to pull the United States back from the brink of a possibly earth-shaking default.  Full story

U.S. debt deal only 1st step on tough austerity journey

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The last-ditch bipartisan debt ceiling plan emerging Sunday has passed the U.S. House of Representatives, which is a relief to global markets but is also a prelude to a long-term tough fiscal consolidation task facing the world's largest economy. Full story

France says U.S. debt deal "good direction"

PARIS, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- France on Monday welcomed the agreement on U.S. debt issue, hailing it a "very good news" which goes "in good direction."     Full story

Special Report: Global Financial Crisis

Deal reached to end US debt impasse: Obama

IMF new chief warns of "real consequences" for U.S. and global economies

Obama to hold debt ceiling talks