Over the last few months, the debt ceiling topic has dominated mainstream media. And for good reason. But let’s assume the debt ceiling’s going higher – even if it’s at the last second. Is that the end of all problems? Well, it is in the sense that the U.S. won’t default on payments. But it has its own set of potential consequences that may come with it. I’m referring to the liquidity drain that’ll happen when the U.S. Treasury raises the debt ceiling, sucking out a massive amount of dollars as they issue bonds. And it’s occurring at a time when the banking sector has grown increasingly fragile and global liquidity ... (full story)