Moody's Edges Closer to U.S. Downgrade

Sven

Slowed growth from tariffs, paired with bigger tax cuts, are likely to push the deficit up by about one-third over the next decade to 8.5% of GDP, Moody's said. The firm changed its outlook on the U.S. to negative in 2023 but has held off on a downgrade, citing the unique strength of the U.S. dollar and Treasury market.

https://morningstar.com/news/dow-jones/202503278311/moodys-edges-closer-to-us-downgrade

yogibearbull

This WSJ news is from Morningstar website. Basically, among the Big 3, S&P and Fitch have downgraded the US already, and Moody's may be getting ready too.

FWIW, the 4th credit rating agency is Morningstar DBRS and it has reaffirmed US AAA rating.
https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/451559/morningstar-dbrs-confirms-the-united-states-of-america-at-aaa-stable-trend

For a full alphabetical list of US credit rating agencies, see https://www.sec.gov/about/divisions-offices/office-credit-ratings/current-nrsros

a2z

i wonder what threat trump will toss at moodys on truth social.
or to keep this on investment topic in the golden age of grift, should i ask how we can profit?

yogibearbull

Look at top institutional owners of Moody's/MCO.

a2z

i guess you are saying warren will buy if trump tanks the shareprice? what % drop?

berkshire is already the largest holder, with no indexers even cracking 9%.