By Thomas Urano, Co-Chief Investment Officer The debt ceiling has a long and turbulent history. The US debt ceiling was established in 1917 through the Second Liberty Bond Act. As it turns out, modifying the debt ceiling is more of a forced negotiation tool rather than an actual long term economic constraint. In fact, legislators [...] The post Debt Ceiling Deadline Looms – Expect Volatility in Risk Markets appeared first on ETF Trends .