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Cool heads would do everything possible to avert a U.S. government default, and it would take a lot for foreign borrowers to dump Treasuries en masse.

The insurgent right National Rally and the leftist coalition—one of whom presumably could win an election—agree on little but averting cuts to the welfare state.

Stocks rallied late on Tuesday, as investors shrugged off a deadline to avert a U.S. government shutdown and U.S. consumer confidence data were weaker than expected.

Alma is desperate to dodge any backlash from the scandal, so we’re frustrated to experience this story through her averted eyes.

However, he argued Macron should avert the crisis by naming a prime minister who could put through a budget, guarantee the continued workings of the state, and leave in an "orderly manner".