Archive List for U.S. credit

Fitch downgrade: Why investors aren’t that concerned

#fitchratings #yahoofinance #usdebt #uscredit Fitch Ratings downgraded its rating on U.S. debt from AAA to AA+, citing an expected fiscal deterioration of credit over the next few years as well as an increase in political divisions. New York Times Federal Reserve and Economy Reporter Jeanna Smialek tells Yahoo Finance Live that investors have remained unconcerned by the credit rating downgrade, saying “the question on everybody’s minds is, why now?” Smialek explains that the downgrade note didn’t include any information that investors weren’t already aware of. IG North America CEO JJ Kinahan echoes the sentiment, saying “I don’t think you’re seeing the kind of reaction you’d have expected if overall the […]

U.S. credit rating: How the S&P 500 reacted to 2011 downgrade

#yahoofinance #credit #sp500 In 2011, credit agency Standard & Poor’s downgraded the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+. Now, a full twelve years later, Fitch Ratings has done the same over the United States’ “erosion of governance” in handling of its federal debt. Yahoo Finance Markets Reporter Jared Blikre takes a look back at how the S&P 500 and 10-Year Treasury Yields reacted to the 2011 downgrade. Subscribe to Yahoo Finance: https://yhoo.it/2fGu5Bb About Yahoo Finance: At Yahoo Finance, you get free stock quotes, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, international market data, social interaction and mortgage rates that help you manage your financial life. Yahoo Finance Plus: With a subscription […]