Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/lagarde-warns-dollar-could-decline-if-u-s-debt-deal-not-reached Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story The International Monetary Fund’s managing director Christine Lagarde said Thursday in a PBS NewsHour interview that if U.S. lawmakers can’t reach an agreement on the debt ceiling, one of the global impacts could be a loss of confidence in the U.S. dollar.