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The United States loses its triple-A credit rating at Moody's over rising federal debt
Moody's lowered the US triple-A credit rating on Friday, citing rising federal debt and interest costs.
Moody’s downgrades US credit ratings as fiscal deficits expected to worsen debt and interest burden
Congress and past administrations have been unable to agree on how to curb the pattern of substantial yearly budget deficits and rising interest costs.
US consumer sentiment slumps, households brace for inflation surge
U.S. consumer sentiment deteriorated further in May, with one-year inflation expectations soaring to levels last seen in late ...
Historic US budget alarm replaces tariff anxiety
Relief following the tariff war de-escalation looks set to be quickly replaced by government budget tensions. Alarms are ...
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Understanding the cycle of U.S. deficit spending and rising debt amid Trump budget push
The U.S. economy is the largest globally, but its debt outweighs that distinction by trillions. Maya MacGuineas, president of ...
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US loses last triple-A credit rating as Moody's cuts on growing govt debt
The United States lost its last triple-A credit rating from a major agency on Friday as Moody's announced a downgrade, citing ...
The Republicans’ Debt Delusion
Johnson is quite right that the federal debt now exceeds $36 trillion, which is about the size of the entire U.S. economy and ...
Moody's strips U.S. government of top credit rating, citing Washington's failure to rein in debt
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Africa’s debt crisis talks to center on need for global reform
African policymakers will push for global finance reforms and new financing models to address the continent’s spiraling debt ...
Bretton Woods twins and US control
The US will not withdraw from the IMF and World Bank. Trump only wants them to be reformed in ways favourable to the US ...
US yields surge as traders await data, Fed cuts priced out on tariffs uncertainty
US Treasury yields remained within the week's highs as market mood shifted positively on news that the US and China had ...
Why Romania’s high-stakes presidential election is a pivotal moment
“Pivotal moment” is an understatement for what Romania will go through this weekend, as the country decides between two starkly different presidential candidates: the centrist, pro-EU mayor of ...