An economist explains why the recent credit rating downgrades for major U.S. banks might not carry a big impact.

The yield on both 10 and 30-year government bonds rose on Monday after another credit ratings agency downgraded the US on ...

Habitual deficit financing — the very disease Alexander Hamilton warned against — has become business as usual.

The downgrade of the U.S. sovereign credit rating Friday will likely mean higher borrowing costs on mortgages.

Moody's has downgraded deposit ratings of top US lenders JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo just days after stripping the nation of its triple-A rating.

Moody's Ratings on Monday downgraded the deposit ratings at some units of megabanks JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Wells Fargo (WFC) ...

No one likes seeing their credit rating drop, as it’s indicative of a number of issues (poor budgeting, overspending, ...

The “Sell America” sentiment is hitting Wall Street again and U.S. stocks, U.S. bonds and the value of the U.S. dollar are ...

Moody's on Monday downgraded the long-term ratings of top American lenders such as JPMorgan Chase , Bank of America and Wells ...

A sell-off in global bonds is accelerating as Moody's downgrade of U.S. credit rating and President Donald Trump's tax bill has brought to fore investors' fiscal concerns globally.

America’s fiscal woes are nothing to sneeze at, but they’re also nothing new. Which is why we expect markets to largely shrug ...

U.S. stocks pared early losses Monday as investors largely shook off concerns about the U.S. government's growing debt ...