美国财政部长耶伦今年来不断疾呼美国众议院提高美国政府债务上限。耶伦严厉警告，众议院如果不提高债务上限，美国最早可能在6月1日就耗尽资金。此外，若美国无法按时还债，将导致债务违约，并引发经济与金融灾难。

美国债务危机是怎么一回事？美债危机对全球经济、金融和货币体系会造成什么影响？这次的违约危机，美国会像以往一样惊险渡过危机吗？

这期的早报播客《东谈西论》，听主持人韩咏红与新加坡管理大学李光前商学院副教授傅方剑解析美债违约的风险。

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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has been urging Congress to raise the US debt’s ceiling this year. She warned that the US could run out of cash by June 1 without an agreement to increase what the federal government can borrow, and the resulting default on debt could trigger an "economic and financial catastrophe".  

What is the US debt ceiling crisis about? What is the impact of the crisis on the global economy and financial markets? In this episode of Global Heartbeat podcast, host Han Yong Hong invites Associate Professor of Finance, Fu Fangjian, from the Singapore Management University’s Lee Kong Chian School of Business to share his perspectives on the crisis. 

Hosted by Lianhe Zaobao’s Associate Editor, Han Yong Hong, Global Heartbeat is a Mandarin weekly news and current affairs podcast that is updated every Tuesday, 7.00 PM SGT. It is available on zaobao.sg, Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast platforms.

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