Moody's downgrade intensifies investor worry about US fiscal path

Moody’s reprimands Uncle Sam for squandering Hamilton’s vision

America’s debt-addicted government just lost its triple-A credit rating from Moody’s, as it previously had from fellow rating agencies S&P and Fitch. Many in Washington shrugged the move off as minor or as unfair treatment of the Trump administration. The truth is more sobering: a flashing red signal that the United States is no longer seen as a “perfect” credit risk and that politicians should stop pretending economic growth alone can bail us o…

What America's Latest Credit Downgrade Means For Mortgage Rates

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

Moody's Credit Downgrade Signals Danger Ahead for America’s Debt-Addicted Government

Habitual deficit financing — the very disease fiscally minded Founding Father Hamilton warned against — has become business as usual.

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What credit rating cut means for America's economy

Economists consider Moody's downgrade justified, given the U.S.'s reluctance to address its rising debt and deficit.

The 30-year U.S. bond return reached 5% again this Wednesday, a top not listed since 2023 and which came on Monday, in reaction to Moody’s decision to withdraw the maximum financial rating to the sovereign debt of the world’s largest economy. That rating cut has been the last warning for bond investors who were already aware of America’s high public deficit but who now look with new eyes at the country’s sovereign debt. Continue reading