U.S. policymakers continue their discussion about whether to raise America's debt ceiling above its current level of $14.3 trillion. Standard & Poor's has observed that any failure to raise the debt ceiling would cause significant and long-lasting financial and economic disruptions. In this CreditMatters TV interview, Paul Coughlin, Standard & Poor's executive managing director, discusses our views on the potential impact on the U.S. economy and the financial markets if the debt cap issue is not resolved in a timely manner.

Faced with the possibility of a global currency war, Western countries are increasing their scrutiny of China's currency policies, accusing Beijing of intervening in the markets to keep China's currency weaker than it would be otherwise. Knowledge@Wharton spoke with Wharton finance professor Franklin Allen and Wharton management professor Mauro Guillen about what is at stake, and why this particular conflict is so difficult to resolve.

Una vez rota la burbuja inmobiliaria en Estados Unidos - y haber desencadenado la actual crisis en los mercados financieros internacionales y crisis bancaria - veremos ahora también la burbuja de la  tarjeta de crédito, como se sugiere por las recientes especulaciones de medios. ¿El aumento de las deudas de tarjeta de crédito - que actualmente ascienden a casi 1.000 millones de dólares de los EE.UU. - y los impagos notablemente superiores en tarjetas de crédito anuncian una evolución de este tipo?

Dennis Lockhart, Presidente de la Reserva Federal de Atlanta, habla en una mesa redonda sobre las hipotecas subprime y sus esfectos de contagio sobre el comercio.