One of the United States most powerful Government officials, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, vacationed in Montego Bay, St James, days before the US State Department issued a travel ad.
"It is very conceivable that we'd see a number of financial markets break - with worldwide panic triggering margin calls, runs and fire sales," Yellen said.
The Treasury chief issued a fresh letter to congressional leaders Monday restating that the Treasury risks running out of sufficient cash for all federal obligations as soon as June 1.