To raise or not to raise US debt?

Our daily selection of the global stories that really matter. Discover the news beyond the headlines with Curio. Every morning, host Manish Verma selects analytical and thought-provoking articles from the world’s leading publications, leaving you better informed and ready for your day. In today's episode... What can history tell us about the upcoming debt ceiling showdown? With the U.S. government entering uncharted economic territory, The Washington Post uses lessons from the past to analyse the decisions Congress could make. Could the Fed be the greatest danger to the U.S.'s financial stability? The Financial Times argue that the debt-ceiling crisis is a problem of America's central bank's own creation, and solving it is long overdue.