The United States could be just weeks away from defaulting on its debt for the first time ever.The $US28.4 trillion ($39.15 trillion) debt limit was reinstated on August 1. Since then, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has been keeping the nation's finances afloat by using emergency accounting manoeuvres.Known as "extraordinary measures", these steps allow the government to borrow additional funds without breaching the debt ceiling.
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