Asian stock markets slid Wednesday as the U.S. government crept closer to a potentially disruptive default on its debt.
A person looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan's stock prices at a securities firm Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Tokyo. – Global stock markets and Wall Street futures fell Wednesday as the U.S. government crept closer to a potentially disruptive default on its debt.Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index fell 1.1% on Tuesday after Speaker Kevin McCarthy of the House of Representatives said, “We’re not there yet” on a deal.
In early trading, London's FTSE 100 sank to 7,649.97. The CAC 40 in Paris retreated to 7,264.36 and the DAX in Frankfurt lost 1.3% to 15,936.54.On Tuesday, the Dow dropped 0.7% and the Nasdaq composite lost 1.3%. Republicans in Washington are pressing for cuts in aid to the poor and other spending in exchange for agreeing to raise the amount the government can borrow. Biden has proposed a mix of cuts and higher taxes on the richest Americans, which McCarthy has rejected.
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