On 16 May, Moody’s Ratings became the last of the three major credit rating agencies to lower its estimate of the U.S. government’s creditworthiness.
Tag: U.S. DEBT
GOVERNMENT DEBT SETS RECORD AT $97 TRILLION
Worldwide, governments at all levels now owe a record $97 trillion, the UN Trade and Development Organization reported last week.
WORRIES INCREASE OVER U.S. DEBT, BUDGET CRISIS
Uncertainty about whether the U.S. Congress will raise the debt limit has helped push bond prices to multi-decade lows and given the U.S. Federal Reserve second thoughts about raising interest rates again when it meets next week, Bloomberg reported.