At the same time, most investors believe Germany won't permit Greece, a euro-zone member, to default on its debt.

与此同时，大部分投资者认为德国不会允许欧元区成员国希腊在债务上违约。

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The US risks default on its debt if Congress does not raise the borrowing limit before 2 August.

如果国会在8月2日债务到期之前不提高公共债务上限，美国将面临债务违约风险。

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In effect, the US could avoid bankruptcy and a default on its debt by inflating away some or most of the real value of its debt.

事实上，美国一直通过通货膨胀来降低部分或者说大分部债务的价值来避免破产和债务违约。

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Worries about default on debt payments by Greece and rising Italian bond yields are the EU debt crisis worries of the moment on this day.

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However emotionally satisfying, forcing banks to default on debt would cause the type of liquidity runs and market dislocation that brought chaos after the collapse of Lehman Brothers last year.

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Fortunately, even if Congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling, a default on our debt need not follow when our borrowings reach their limit in the next few months.

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