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A higher credit rating is generally seen as more favorable, as this would entail lower borrowing costs for the country. “The ratings mainly reflect the Philippines’ high and sustained economic growth ...

Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, and Switzerland are the only countries with a perfect score from all three major credit rating companies.

Maryland’s AAA credit rating was maintained by one of the big three ratings agencies, indicating a strong view of the state’s economy by some investors and lenders.

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Investors should be more worried about US inflation downsides than rating US bonds still carry quite a reservoir of value whatever be the rating agencies have to say. Amid the US tariff-focussed ...

The United States has officially lost its perfect credit rating. On Friday, Moody’s, for the first time in its history, downgraded U.S. government bonds from the gold star rating of “AAA” to ...

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In a sure sign that President Donald Trump is ushering the U.S. into a new Golden Age, Moody’s became the third and final credit ratings agency to downgrade America’s rating on Friday, citing ...

The US lost its triple-A credit score with Moody's on Friday, with the credit ratings firm citing rising federal debt and interest costs. The US was downgraded from Aaa, the highest rating, to Aa1.

Moody's, a credit rating agency, has downgraded the creditworthiness of the US government, citing high debt and a lack of fiscal responsibility.