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Here’s what’s behind the U.S. losing its top credit rating, and why it matters
Changes to the country’s credit rating impact interest consumers pay on household debt like mortgages, car loans and credit ...
Bond Investors Detect Trouble in US Debt Stripped of AAA Rating
Even before talk of fresh unfunded tax cuts took center stage in the budget wrangling on Capitol Hill, US bond investors were ...
The U.S. just lost its last pristine credit rating. What that means for markets.
Years of rising deficits and budget chaos finally caught up with the U.S. credit rating Friday when Moody’s Investor Service ...
US Completely Loses Perfect Credit Rating for First Time in Over a Century
The Moody's announcement follows similar actions from Fitch and S&P in recent years and could result in higher borrowing costs.
Moody’s downgrades U.S. credit as Congress considers bill that could add to deficits
Moody’s blamed the downgrade on more than a decade of increasing government debt and interest payment ratios, and the failure of U.S. administrations and Congress “to agree on ...