The Moody's announcement follows similar actions from Fitch and S&P in recent years and could result in higher borrowing costs.

Fact checked by Stella Osoba In May 2025, Moody’s Corp. (MCO) lowered America's sovereign debt rating to Aa1, citing the $36.2 trillion debt pile, rising net interest costs, looming tax cuts, and ...

Moody’s Ratings downgraded the United States’ debt on Friday, stripping the country of its last perfect credit rating. The ...

Moody's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating made it the third of the three major ratings agencies to downgrade U.S. credit since 2011 amid widening budget deficits.

Financial ratings firm Moody’s Ratings downgraded the U.S. government’s credit ratings Friday, citing its rising debt and ...

Moody's Ratings became the third and final credit rating to downgrade the U.S. government's debt from its top rating by one ...

Years of rising deficits and budget chaos finally caught up with the U.S. credit rating Friday when Moody’s Investor Service downgraded the government, stripping its last triple-A rating.

The downgrade follows a change in the outlook on the sovereign in 2023 due to wider fiscal deficit and higher interest ...

Moody’s held a perfect credit rating for the United States since 1917.It now ranks U.S. creditworthiness one notch below that, at Aa1, joining Fitch Ratings and S&P, which lowered their credit ratings ...

Moody’s Ratings has downgraded the nation’s credit rating one notch from Aaa to Aa1, leaving the U.S. government without a top grade among any of the major rating agencies. Moody's cited ...

Moody's Ratings on Friday announced that it downgraded the U.S. credit rating by one notch due to persistent fiscal deficits that it sees as likely to deteriorate in the future. The downgrade ...

Moody’s held a perfect credit rating for the United States since 1917.It now ranks U.S. creditworthiness one notch below that, at Aa1, joining Fitch Ratings and S&P, which lowered their credit ...