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US may hit debt ceiling as early as 2027
The US Treasury may be forced to resort to extraordinary liquidity measures as early as next year to avoid a technical default on government debt. In a new forecast, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) says the United States is highly likely to reach the statutory borrowing limit between late winter and mid‑summer 2027. After that point, the Treasury can draw on internal accounting resources and extraordinary measures for an additional six to nine months. That will temporarily fund government spending and delay the so‑called "X" date when the government will run out of funds to meet its obligations.
Earlier, Republican lawmakers legislatively increased the debt ceiling by $5 trillion — to $41.1 trillion — a step deemed necessary to support large tax reforms. However, the administration of Donald Trump has already spent more than half of that increase (about $2.9 trillion), hastening a new round of intense congressional debate against the backdrop of a rapidly widening federal deficit. The precise date when the Treasury will exhaust all reserves remains uncertain because timing depends on the pace of military spending on the conflict with Iran, litigation tied to the White House’s protectionist tariff policy, and the effects of the new tax legislation.
The Bipartisan Policy Center warned that the current fiscal and budgetary trajectory in the United States is not sustainable over the long term. The organization urged members of Congress to resolve the borrowing‑limit issue in advance and not to let the situation reach a critical point. Analysts stress that delaying a political agreement will almost certainly lead to another downgrade of the US sovereign credit rating, a sharp rise in the cost of servicing debt at auctions, and a reduced ability of the government to respond quickly to future economic shocks.
Published 15 June 2026
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