Moody’s Ratings downgraded the United States’ debt on Friday, stripping the country of its last perfect credit rating. The move could rattle financial markets and push up interest rates, potentially ...

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

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

Moody’s Ratings cut the United States’ sovereign credit rating down a notch to Aa1 from the Aaa, the highest possible, citing the growing burden of financing the federal government’s budget ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On Friday evening, Moody’s downgraded the United States’ overall credit ...

(Reuters) - Moody’s on Friday cut the U.S. credit rating by one notch, citing rising debt and interest payments that outpace those of similarly rated sovereigns, in a move that marks the end of an era ...

The ratings agency noted that America’s system of governance, albeit challenged, gives Moody’s confidence that the United States still deserves a near-perfect, if not AAA, credit rating.

(CNN) — Moody’s Ratings downgraded the United States’ debt on Friday, stripping the country of its last perfect credit rating. The move could rattle financial markets and push up interest ...