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Obama vowed to “sign it immediately” — a move that eased global economic fears, signalling the formal lifting of the U.S. debt ceiling and ensuring the country’s ability to continue paying its bills

Lagarde said that the shutdown would have negative consequences for the US economy and also very negative consequences outside of the US economy

Okonjo-Iweala expressed this fear at a news conference on the outcome of the Commonwealth Ministers of Finance Meeting at the ongoing Annual Meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary fund in Washington DC, United States of America

The shutdown was triggered by a row over state spending were offset by a tropical storm curbing supply in the Gulf of Mexico