on the prize, that passing this bill, getting it to the president avoids the catastrophic thing that would hurt millions of americans. and there s a reason world leaders were worried about this. this would have impacted the global economy. something that did rally wall street though today was the chip maker nvidia. for about five minutes it was part of the elite club of us companies worth a trillion dollars. the company s share price shot past $412 on tuesday, having risen by more than 30% since last week. other companies part of the trillion dollar club are apple, amazon and alphabet. the bbc s north america business correspondent samira hussain reports from new york. for a brief few moments nvidia was able to call itself a trillion dollarfirm. the chip maker shocked analysts by forecasting a surge in demand for its products because of advances in artificial intelligence or ai. the hardware made by nvidia underpins most ai applications today with one report suggesting it has
i hear some of you guys say is, why didn t biden say what a good deal this is? why would biden say what a good deal it is before a vote? you think that ll help it get passed? no. katrina els told me earlier that investors around the world are welcoming the news. so i think we ve seen a collective sigh of relief coming from international markets as a result of this tentative deal breaking. i think it really cements the fact that we will avoid that more calamitous situation of a us default which would have been absolutely awful for the us economy, but also for really increasing and ramping up those global recession risks, as well. but now that looks like it s off the table, thank goodness. there were worries though that some of these spending cuts that were in this legislation would weigh on the us economy? it ll only affect the margin when it comes to the growth perspective, meaning we are looking at fiscal policy being a bit less supportive over the next couple years, but i
this is a deal and it s good news, i believe, for the american people. the agreement prevents the worst possible crisis, a default for the first time in our nation s history. the two parties have untiljune 5th to reach an agreement to prevent the us government running out of money. our correspondent in washington jessica parker has more. this deal is set to raise the debt ceiling for two years. that s a big win for the white house. why? well, it means that, forjoe biden, who of course is seeking re election in the 2024 presidential race, he won t have to face this political drama, instability, brinkmanship, right in the run up to that presidential election, so he ll be pleased with that. but the republicans are trying to say they ve chalked up wins in terms of policy, so they are talking about, for example, kevin mccarthy, the house speaker, that there will be curbs on spending. he s talked about how there will be tougher work requirements for some people in receipt of food a
for older americans receiving food aid and it suspends the debt ceiling on two january 2025, after the next presidential elections. there are few lawmakers that likely final package but the economic consequences of not raising the debt limit could be catastrophic. not everyone is happy with this bill, but most members, as we are seeing so far, looks like they might get this over the line and approve the house debated bill. we will see that in just a short while, and they are trying to desperately sell the benefits of this bill as they try to get it over the line. it over the line. today the house is it over the line. today the house is taking it over the line. today the house is taking historic i it over the line. today the i house is taking historic steps to address our nation s out of control debt. this house republican win rescind is $28 billion in unallocated covid funds, it cuts to trillion dollars in government spending, it rains in the executive branch and rejects
gives no one everything they want, but that s the responsibility of governing. this is a deal and it s good news, i believe, for the american people. the agreement prevents the worst possible crisis, a default for the first time in our nation s history. the two parties have untiljune the 5th to reach an agreement to prevent the us government running out of money. our correspondent in washington jessica parker has more. this deal is set to raise the debt ceiling for two years. that s a big win for the white house. why? well, it means that, forjoe biden, who of course is seeking re election in the 2024 presidential race, he won t have to face this political drama, instability, brinkmanship, right in the run up to that presidential election, so he ll be pleased with that. but the republicans are trying to say they ve chalked up wins in terms of policy, so they are talking about, for example, kevin mccarthy, the house speaker, that there will be curbs on spending. he s talked abo