Issuing the world’s reserve currency has long allowed the US to borrow cheaply, even with outsized deficits. But every privilege – even an ‘exorbitant’ one – comes with responsibilities. And right now ...

Decades of excessive spending by Congress has caused Moody's to lower America's credit rating. We'll look at federal revenue ...

Moody’s still has a perfect Aaa rating on Apple’s bonds. Yields for long-term Apple debt are higher than the 10-Year Treasury ...

The stock market didn’t notice. The S&P 500 secured its sixth winning day in a row and the Dow added 137 points. Equity investors at this point seem numb to both fiscal calamity and shaky economic ...

Dalio fears the U.S. will “print money” to pay off its debts, which creates a different problem for bondholders.

Moody’s Ratings became the last of the three major credit-rating agencies to say the U.S. federal government no longer deserves a top-tier AAA rating.

Moody’s Ratings has joined Fitch Ratings and S&P Global Ratings as the last credit agencies to downgrade the U.S. economy, ...

Deutsche Bank's Jim Reid says Moody's recent debt downgrade continues a drip of bad fiscal news for the American economic ...

Chimera preferred stock remains attractive with a 9.0% yield, wide dividend safety margin, and resilience through economic ...

That legislation, which the Congressional Budget Office estimated will add $4.5 trillion to the deficit through 2034, proved ...

The downgrade of the U.S. sovereign credit rating Friday will likely mean higher borrowing costs on mortgages.

After the United States lost its last perfect credit rating on Friday, Republicans and Democrats responded by pointing fingers at each other.