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Corporate bond market has muted response to Moody's US rating downgrade
Moody's downgrade of the U.S. sovereign credit rating late Friday appeared to have a modest impact on corporate bond market ...
Trump Aide Hassett Dismisses Moody’s Downgrade, Calls US Debt ‘Safest Bet’
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett criticized Moody’s Ratings over its decision to lower the US ...
Bitcoin ignores Moody’s US debt downgrade, rallies back to $105K after profit-taking sell-off
Bitcoin sold off from $107,000 due to profit taking, and the recovery back to $105,000 is a sign that multiple bidders expect ...
Analysis-Moody's downgrade intensifies investor worry about US fiscal path
A U.S. sovereign downgrade by Moody's has exacerbated investor worries about a looming debt time-bomb that could spur bond ...
Bessent Calls Moody’s ‘Lagging Indicator’ of US Fiscal Health
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed concerns over the US’s government debt and the inflationary impact of tariffs on ...
US stock futures down after Monday's comeback
U.S. stock futures point to a lower open, a day after stocks made a comeback to close higher despite Moody's stripping the ...
Understanding the methodology behind Moody’s US downgrade
For most sovereigns, the two debt burden metrics and the two debt affordability metrics are equally weighted. But because the US is a reserve currency issuer, Moody’s tweaks the weights on its ...
'Sell America' is back as long-dated Treasurys hit 5% in wake of Moody's downgrade
The yield on both 10 and 30-year government bonds rose on Monday after another credit ratings agency downgraded the US on ...