U.S. is losing the AAA-rated excellent for the first time
Reduced the credit rating agency Standard & Poor's on Friday that the classification of debts of the United States for the first time since the country won the top ranking in 1917, the symbolic blow to a superpower in the economic world in what was widely criticized tone of American politics - NEW YORK system.
The company said it is one of the three major agencies that provide advice to investors in debt securities, it will reduce the classification of long-term debt Federal's AA - plus, one notch lower than a higher degree of AAA concerns about the government's budget deficit and high debt burden. Work is likely to eventually raise borrowing costs for American companies, government and consumers.
"The reduction reflects our view that fiscal consolidation plan that Congress and the administration recently agreed to live up to what, in our view, will not be required to achieve stability in the dynamics of government debt over the medium term," said Standard & Poor's said in a statement. The Standard & Poor's credit rating outlook on the new U.S. is "negative", in a statement, referring to the other it was possible to reduce the level in the 12 months to 18 months.
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The company said it is one of the three major agencies that provide advice to investors in debt securities, it will reduce the classification of long-term debt Federal's AA - plus, one notch lower than a higher degree of AAA concerns about the government's budget deficit and high debt burden. Work is likely to eventually raise borrowing costs for American companies, government and consumers.
"The reduction reflects our view that fiscal consolidation plan that Congress and the administration recently agreed to live up to what, in our view, will not be required to achieve stability in the dynamics of government debt over the medium term," said Standard & Poor's said in a statement. The Standard & Poor's credit rating outlook on the new U.S. is "negative", in a statement, referring to the other it was possible to reduce the level in the 12 months to 18 months.
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