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Stocks plummet after Fitch lowers U.S. credit rating.

Traders ​work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 02, 2023 in New York City. The Dow fell⁣ over 300 points in​ trading following news Fitch⁤ downgraded the United States economy to AA+​ from AAA late on Tuesday⁤ spooking investors and markets. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

OAN’s Shawntel ⁤Smith-Hill
4:52 PM – Wednesday, August 2, ‍2023

Fitch reduced ‍the United States government’s credit rating from ​AAA to AA+ due to fiscal worries, ⁤worsening U.S. governance, and political polarization reflected partly by the U.S. Capitol breach.

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Fitch cited “a steady deterioration in standards⁢ of governance” as a major reason behind its decision on Tuesday ‍evening.

The credit rating drop comes only two months after the U.S. government struggled to resolve the debt-ceiling ​crisis, which Fitch says threatens ​the government’s ability to pay its bills.

“In Fitch’s view, there has been a steady deterioration in‍ standards of governance over the‍ last⁤ 20 years, ⁣including on fiscal and debt matters,” ​the​ rating agency said Tuesday. Fitch said the U.S. appeared to suffer from ⁤an “erosion of governance,” ‍pointing ​to the Washington brinkmanship over the debt ceiling as an example.

“You have the debt ceiling, you have Jan. 6. Clearly, if you ‌look at polarization with​ both ​parties … the Democrats have ⁢gone further left and Republicans further right, so the​ middle is​ kind of falling⁣ apart basically,” Richard Francis, a senior‌ director at ‌Fitch Ratings, told news outlets, adding “we don’t ⁤fault one party or⁤ the other for the fiscal​ situation.”

Despite the ⁤drop in ​its credit⁢ rating, ‌the U.S.⁤ still holds an AA+, which is among the highest possible ratings.

“I ​strongly disagree‌ with Fitch Ratings’ decision,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said​ in a statement on Tuesday, calling the‍ change “arbitrary and based on outdated data.”

Fitch, being among the three major credit ‌rating ​agencies, ⁢is not the first to strip the‌ U.S. of a triple-A‍ credit rating.

Back in 2011, rating⁣ agency Standard and Poor’s lowered its rating from AAA to AA+, a ​change made shortly​ after Congress managed to resolve a debt ceiling standoff, resulting⁤ in ‌an interest ⁢rate ⁣spike and a stock ⁣market drop.

“And I think, obviously, the debt ceiling debate itself highlights that brinkmanship‍ and polarization that we’ve⁣ seen, and ‌it’s‍ happening every two years now since 2011, more or ⁣less,” said Francis.

President⁤ Joe Biden‍ signed a bipartisan bill on June 3rd ‌to lift the federal debt ceiling in order to avoid a default that economists warned would have had devastating consequences for the U.S. and global economy.

The downgrade has raised ​concerns‌ for some over ‍U.S. fiscal⁤ management and has left other economists wondering if the ‍U.S. might eventually end up ​missing a payment on its over $31 ‍trillion debt.

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