Lew Says Investors May Be Too Optimistic on Debt-Limit Deal
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew said investor confidence that a deal can be struck on the debt limit is probably “greater than it should be.”
Lew, who spoke at the Bloomberg Markets 50 Summit in New York today, repeated that President Barack Obama won’t negotiate with congressional Republicans on increasing the debt limit.