
URGENT: U.S. Credit Debt Just Got Downgraded, Is a Crash Next?In a late Friday news dump, Moody's announced it had downgraded U.S. federal government debt. The news sparked a selloff in Treasuries, at least initially. What are the implications for bonds or the economy? It's not what the mainstream thinks it does. Eurodollar University's Money & Macro Analysis Bloomberg What the US Losing Its Last AAA Credit Rating Means https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-19/us-lost-moody-s-aaa-credit-rating-what-s-at-stake-for-markets S&P Global August 5, 2011 https://disclosure.spglobal.com/ratings/en/regulatory/article/-/view/sourceId/6802837 Fitch August 1, 2023 https://www.fitchratings.com/research/sovereigns/fitch-downgrades-united-states-long-term-ratings-to-aa-from-aaa-outlook-stable-01-08-2023 https://www.eurodollar.university Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU
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This chapter analyzes Moody's recent downgrade of the U.S. government's debt, suggesting it is less impactful than it appears amid ongoing fiscal irresponsibility. The discussion includes the phenomena of 'depression economics' and the contrasting consequences of government versus private borrowing.
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