INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The passage of a sprawling budget bill has raised concerns over the long-term debt of the United States, which analysts said could compound
already heightened worries over the reliability of the country’s currency as a safe-haven asset.
Winning a narrow 218-214 vote in the
House of Representatives on Thursday, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” – which raises spending on border security and defence while
making the record tax cuts enacted in 2017 permanent – now heads to US President Donald Trump...