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The Moody's downgrade of U.S. credit on Friday sent shockwaves through markets, driving 30-year Treasury yields to 5% — a level unseen since October 2023 — reviving fears about debt sustainability and putting downward pressure on equity valuations across the board. Moody's decision marks the third...

Fitch Ratings raised alarms about the looming threat of rating reductions for numerous U.S. banks, with even giants such as JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) potentially in the crosshairs. Chris Wolfe, an analyst at Fitch, highlighted that while the agency lowered its outlook on the banking...

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett dropped his view on the U.S. rating downgrade by Fitch, in line with what most economists have said in the aftermath of the development. What Happened: Buffett said he was not worried about it and it's not changing anything that Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE:BRK...

U.S. Treasury yields experienced a significant surge on Wednesday, influenced by a combination of factors including elevated issuance plans and Fitch’s downgrade of the United States’ sovereign credit rating. The 10-year Treasury note briefly reached a yield of 4.1%, while the yield on...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is publicly criticizing Fitch’s decision to downgrade the United States’ credit rating, a move that led to a significant drop in stock prices on Wednesday. The downgrade was deemed “entirely unwarranted” by Yellen. Yellen, during a...

In a move that sent shockwaves through global markets, Fitch Ratings downgraded the United States’ sovereign credit grade from AAA to AA+. This downgrade, echoing a move by S&P Global more than a decade ago, comes as a result of several concerning factors affecting the nation’s...

Rating agency Fitch dropped a bombshell late Tuesday, leaving analysts and economists confused. Even as the U.S. economy is chugging along nicely despite the encircling uncertainties, the firm downgraded U.S.'s long-term rating from "AAA" to "AA+." The firm, however, removed the "rating watch...

Despite the resolution of the debt ceiling standoff allowing the U.S. government to meet its obligations, Fitch Ratings has chosen to maintain its "Rating Watch Negative" stance on the U.S. rating, according to a statement released by the credit rating agency on Friday. The suspension of...

It was Wall Street that showed the first signs of cracks on Tuesday as debt ceiling stand-off continued to drag on without any resolution. Now, as politicians on both sides appear to drag the impasse to the wire, Fitch ratings, on Wednesday, placed the ‘AAA’ Long-Term Foreign-Currency...

In June 2021, El Salvador became the first country to make cryptocurrency Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) legal tender. The move was supported by the country’s President Nayib Bukele, a vocal Bitcoin bull. Here’s the latest on Bukele and the performance of Bitcoin since the landmark event. What...

Ratings agency Fitch said on Monday that the recent price hikes are likely to affect China’s low-end electric vehicles more than high-end ones as buyers for more affordable vehicles are price sensitive. What Happened: Fitch said China’s EV market is “bright,...

Rating agency Fitch said on Tuesday it expects electric vehicles to remain a key growth driver in China’s car market. What Happened: Fitch Ratings said EV volumes in China could reach 20% of the total share this year, up from 15.5% in 2021.  Fitch said it estimates China’s...

At the outset, 2020 was shaping up to be a good year for retail, buoyed by low unemployment and a strong consumer base. However, the COVID-19 coronavirus became a global pandemic, forcing thousands of businesses to close and endangering the existence of high debt, low profitability retailers. As...