Moody's on Friday cut the US credit rating by one notch, citing rising debt and interest payments that outpace those of similarly rated sovereigns, in a move that marks the end of an era as Moody ...

Moody's had investment grade rating on U.S. debt, ahead of the 2008 global financial crisis, current downgrade "not shocking," says expert.

Financial ratings firm Moody’s Ratings downgraded the U.S. government’s credit ratings Friday, citing its rising debt and interest in a move that underscores a ballooning federal budget ...

Moody’s cited concern over how big the U.S. debt already is (more than $36 trillion) and how Congress has taken almost no action to stop the annual deficits that keep adding to that tab.But then ...

Moody’s, one of the top-three credit rating agencies, issued Maryland’s Aa1 rating, with a “stable” outlook, which means higher borrowing costs and a hit to the state’s creditworthiness ...

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Wall Street’s push to sell private-equity and private-debt funds to individual investors risks overheating financial markets and backfiring on firms launching the funds, according to Moody’s ...

That was a point underscored when, one day later, Fitch Ratings issued Maryland its highest rating of “AAA” and Moody’s downgraded the U.S. credit rating to Aa1, citing increased federal debt.

Moody's ratings agency warned on Wednesday of the rising risk that retail investors, who put their money into private credit assets, pose to the U.S. economy. Skip to main content.

Tumult in global government debt since Moody’s downgraded the U.S. credit rating has investors on edge about a crucial auction of 20-year Treasury bonds on Wednesday.. The Treasury plans to ...