As a series of problems lie ahead – such as the expiration of the provisional budget on March 27, 2013 and of the suspension of the federal debt ceiling by mid-May – the fiscal issues could still turn out to be a major destabilizing factor for the U.S. economy. It is expected that a compromise will eventually be reached over these problems.
I would hope that capital markets will continue to develop further in this respect so that markets are, in the future, even better equipped to cope with such a situation. 5.