Us Credit Rating Downgraded

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  US Debt: What Does The Loss Of Triple A Rating Mean

  Fitch has downgraded its credit rating for the United States, becoming the second of the top-three ratings agencies to strip the country of a top AAA rating. The impact upon the world's top economy is likely to be just symbolic, at least immediately.

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  Fitch Downgrades US Credit Rating, White House Says "Defies Reality"

  Fitch downgraded the United States' top-notch credit rating by a step on Tuesday, citing a growing federal debt burden and an "erosion of governance" that has manifested in debt limit standoffs.

• S&P wants to split up $5 billion US ratings lawsuit

  S&P has complained that the government sued in retaliation for its 2011 decision to strip the United States of its "triple-A" rating, a downgrade that it said was prompted by concern about Washington's ability to manage the country's debt.

• Fitch affirms US ratings, removes downgrade danger

  Fitch Ratings on Friday affirmed the United States' credit ratings at 'AAA' with a stable outlook, removing the distant danger that it might downgrade the world's largest economy.

• European stocks inch up, euro dips on S&P downgrade

  European shares inched up on Friday with riskier assets still in demand following a broadly neutral shift in US monetary policy, and the euro dipped after a credit agency cut its rating on the European Union.

• Asian sovereigns unlikely to be hit by US downgrade prospects

  Sovereign ratings of Asian economies are unlikely to be directly impacted by the prospects of a downgrade of the US credit rating, global rating agency Fitch said on Friday.

• Fitch warns US with sovereign downgrade over debt crisis

  Fitch is the only one of the three major credit rating agencies to have a negative outlook on the U.S. sovereign credit. Standard & Poor's downgraded the rating to AA-plus with a stable outlook during the last debt ceiling impasse, in August 2011.

• S&P revises US credit outlook to 'stable' from 'negative'

  S&P said the chances of a ratings downgrade is now "less than one in three" as improvements in tax receipts and economic performance are helping to bring down the country's debt levels.

• Fitch warns it may downgrade US over debt standoff

  The United States could lose its top credit rating for the second time from a leading agency if there's a delay in raising the country's debt ceiling, Fitch Ratings warned Tuesday.

• US credit rating could again take hit in 2013

  In 2011, the United States emerged from a damaging budget battle with a downgrade of its pristine triple-A rating for the first time in history. In 2013, it could be dealt even a bigger blow. The battle over avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff is the first of a likely series of partisan confrontations in Washington in the coming year that, if not r...

• Rupee ends near key 56-level after Fitch warning, RBI inaction

  The Indian Rupee fell nearly one per cent against the dollar on Monday to end at 55.90 against dollar.

• Markets brush off S&P downgrades, focus on Greece

  European markets responded calmly on Monday to S&P's decision to cut the credit ratings of euro countries.

• After US, S&P downgrades France's AAA credit rating

  S&P cut Portugal’s credit to junk status and downgraded Italy’s debt by two steps.

• Europe downgrade fears make US Treasurys a hot buy

  Investors are snapping up Treasurys and ditching European debt after news reports that France's credit rating could be downgraded on Friday.

• S&P downgrades top US banks' credit ratings

  Ratings downgrades are never seen as positive, but this round may be particularly damaging for Bank of America.