President Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy, the Republican speaker of the House, failed to reach a deal to raise America’s debt ceiling, but vowed to keep talking. Both men described their hours-long meeting at the White House on Monday as “productive” and suggested an agreement was within reach. Earlier Janet Yellen, the treasury secretary, warned that failure to raise the debt ceiling before June 1st could trigger a debt default.
美国总统乔 · 拜登和众议院共和党议长凯文 · 麦卡锡未能就提高美国债务上限达成协议，但发誓要继续谈判。两人都表示，周一在白宫举行的长达数小时的会谈“富有成效”，并暗示双方即将达成协议。早些时候，美国财政部长珍妮特 · 耶伦(Janet Yellen)警告说，如果不能在6月1日之前提高债务上限，就可能引发债务违约。

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