PARIS, (PNA/Itar-Tass) -–The U.S. debt default may send shock waves through the global economy, according to Christian Noyer, Governor of the Bank of France.
In his interview to the “Figaro” newspaper, he said: “If the situation with the U.S. national debt deteriorates, it will indeed be akin to a lightning strike going through financial market, as the IMF already admitted. This will cause strong and deep shocks on a global scale.”
Regarding long-term shutdown of the U.S. federal government due to the budget crisis, Noyer said that it will lead to “decreased faith and to change in behavior of both consumers and commercial managers, which, in turn, will become a major factor in the U.S. economic recession.”