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General Bogosity => General Discussion => Topic started by: nilecroc on October 11, 2013, 05:59:47 PM

Title: So how would a default effect the economy
Post by: nilecroc on October 11, 2013, 05:59:47 PM
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10151669445529117&id=17548474116&__user=100000247848017

I'm confused. I'm pretty sure that not raising the debt cieling won't result in a default. But I'm confused as ti whatceould happen. This article by reason claims it wouldn't be vad, but half tge comments on thr facebook post claims it will. 
Title: Re: So how would a default effect the economy
Post by: MrBogosity on October 11, 2013, 08:19:54 PM
Interest rates would go up, which needs to happen anyway.
Title: Re: So how would a default effect the economy
Post by: evensgrey on October 12, 2013, 10:14:17 AM
Quote from: MrBogosity on October 11, 2013, 08:19:54 PM
Interest rates would go up, which needs to happen anyway.

They're going to go up anyway, given that the end of the great currency dump has already been announced.

For those who claim that dumping all that currency into the market didn't depress the currency value, why was it that the announcement that the extra inflation would be coming to an end provoked an immediate increase in the value of the US dollar against other currencies?
Title: Re: So how would a default effect the economy
Post by: Ibrahim90 on October 12, 2013, 05:13:38 PM
Quote from: MrBogosity on October 11, 2013, 08:19:54 PM
Interest rates would go up, which needs to happen anyway.

what other effects are there as well? or is it just an increase in interest rates?