http://www.StockMarketFunding.com US A.A.A. Rating Put On Negative Watch by Fitch Government Shutdown 2013. Fitch Ratings put America's triple-A credit rating on "watch negative" for potential downgrade Tuesday, saying "the political brinkmanship and reduced financing flexibility could increase the risk of a U.S. default." It raised concerns that the U.S. may be "forced to incur widespread delays of payments to suppliers and employees, as well as social security payments to citizens -- all of which would damage the perception of U.S. sovereign creditworthiness and the economy." Fitch's move comes at the end of another frustrating day in Washington. Obstructing hopes for a deal, the Senate put its negotiations on hold pending a renewed effort by House Republicans to vote on a plan to reopen the government and raise the nation's debt limit. The Treasury has said that on (or about) Oct. 17, the U.S. will have run out of cash to pay its bills. What does Fitch's action mean for U.S. consumers? Nothing at the moment, but there is a risk Treasury rates will rise if the market loses confidence in America's ability to pay its debts. If that occurs, borrowing costs would rise sharply for all borrowers and on all types of loans, including mortgages, car loans, student loans and credit cards. Notably, Fitch refrained from actually cutting the U.S.'s triple-A rating as Standard & Poor's did in 2011, the last time Congress came close to hitting the nation's debt ceiling, the limit on borrowing Congress sets for the nation. That was the first time in its history the U.S.'s debt was rated lower than AAA -- the highest designation -- by any of the major credit rating agencies: S&P;, Fitch and Moody's. In theory, a lower credit rating -- or the mere threat of a downgrade -- would result in higher borrowing costs for the issuer, be it the U.S. government or a corporation. However, U.S. borrowing costs actually fell after S&P;'s 2011 downgrade as U.S. Treasuries were still viewed as a "safe haven" -- even if the tumult was focused around America's ability to repay its debts. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note was 2.56% when S&P; lowered the country's rating to AA+ on Aug. 5, 2011; S&P; never changed the rating back to AAA, but Treasury yields subsequently fell to as low as 1.63% in May 2013 where they bottomed out. But this time might be different. U.S. Treasury prices have fallen this week -- sending yields higher -- as Congress's inability to reach a deal to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling have raised the specter of America defaulting on its debt for the first time since the Republic's founding. The yield on the 10-year Treasury is currently 2.73%. "The prolonged negotiations over raising the debt ceiling -- following the episode in August 2011 -- risks undermining confidence in the role of the U.S. dollar as the preeminent global reserve currency, by casting doubt over the full faith and credit of the U.S.," Fitch said in its press release. "This 'faith' is a key reason why the U.S. AAA rating can tolerate a substantially higher level of public debt than other AAA sovereigns." Email Signup http://www.stockmarketfunding.com/evideosignup.htm Free Trial Signup http://www.stockmarketfunding.com/Free-Trading-Seminar Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/OnlineTradingPlatform Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/TradeEducation Find Us on Google +1 http://gplus.to/TradingStocks Join us on Linkedin http://www.linkedin.com/groups/StockMarketFunding-Pro-Traders-1143227 Tags "stock market news" "stock market" "stock market data" "stock market report" "stock markets" "stock markets" "stock market today" "nasdaq stock market" "stock market quotes" "world stock market" "stock market ticker" "stock market index" "stock market watch" "stock market cycles" "stock market charts" "stock market results" "stock market software" "stock market hours" "stock market trends" "stock market prices" "stock market analysis" "us stock market" "live stock market" "stock market" "high frequency trading" "technical analysis" "hft trading" "option trading" "options trading" "stock market tutorial" "stock market technical analysis" "how to trade options" "how to trade stocks" "stock market funding" stockmarketfunding.com "Options Trading Strategies" "Options Trading" "Stock Chart Technical Analysis" "Stock Technical Analysis" "Options Trading Education Video " "Stock Market Trading" "Stock Market Trading Education" "Stock Market Trading Account" "Stock Market Trading Education" "Stock Options Trading" "Stock Options Trading Education" "Stock Market" "Stock Trading" "Online Trading" "Day Trading" "Swing Trading" "Technical Analysis" "Stock Trade" "Options Trade" Investing Trader Market Markets Invest Investment "US Stocks" "Stock Market Trade" "High Frequency Trading" "Debt Downgrade"

• published: 16 Oct 2013
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