Kevin K. sent this: The $1 Billion Armageddon Trade Placed Against The United States. (I suspect it might have been György Soros, et al. Oh, and I heard that Soros just bowed out of hedge fund management, except for his family’s own little $14 billion nestegg.)
W.D.V. suggested this: How America Could Collapse
It’s not the default, it’s the downgrade. (Thanks to Bill in Colorado for the link.)
Items from The Economatrix:
Greece Suffers New Credit Downgrade
The Kabuki Theater Of America’s Debt Ceiling
The $1 Billion Armageddon Trade Placed Against The U.S.
The World According To Gold — Literally