BofA: The Debt Ceiling and the Economy - We think the debt ceiling battle does a lot more harm than good. What can we say with confidence? While it is very hard to quantify the impact of brinkmanship or a short-term violation of the ceiling, a three-month impasse would likely trigger a major recession, with lasting damage. The contraction in spending alone would cause a recession and clearly the market and confidence effects would be large. It is also likely that the impact is non-linear: the longer the impasse lasts the more likely that any eventual budget deal will not fully reverse the damage.
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