In this new episode of La Loupe, Xavier Yvon analyzes the repercussions of the American debt on the world economy with Françoise Coste, historian of the United States at the University of Toulouse-2, and Béatrice Mathieu, great reporter specializing in the Economy. at L’Express.
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The team: Xavier Yvon (presentation and writing), Ambre Rosala (editing) and Jules Krot (directing).
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Xavier Yvon: Hello Françoise, this is Xavier Yvon! “Happy New Year” from the entire La Loupe team!
Francoise Coste: Likewise, Happy New Year to everyone at La Loupe!
You have seen that it starts strong in the United States this year 2023, with the sketch of the election of the new “speaker” in the House of Representatives!
Xavier Yvon: Ah yes of course, I followed the soap opera: 15 ballots to elect Kevin McCarthy boss of the House of Representatives… You confirm that this is unheard of?
Francoise Coste: Yes, all this melodrama because of a handful of die-hard “mega-MAGA” elected officials… and this is only the beginning, we are far from having seen the worst…
Xavier Yvon: You have accustomed us to play the birds of bad omen: you have a new disaster to announce to us?
Francoise Coste: It’s not yet a catastrophe but a crisis in the making: in the coming months there’s going to be a political battle over the US debt ceiling…it’s one of those American institutional merry-go-rounds, it seems technical like that, but it’s very important and it concerns us all…
Xavier Yvon: And why ?
Francoise Coste: Because with this debt ceiling thing, the small group of extremist Republicans we just talked about hold the power to blow up not only the American but the global economy…
Xavier Yvon: Just that!… I think we’ve got our first American episode of the year… Are you ready to record it now?
Francoise Coste: Come on, let’s dive into the crisis of 2023.