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The rating agency cut the nation’s sovereign credit rating down one notch to Aa1 from Aaa, pointing to the government’s ballooning deficit and the cost of rolling over its existing debt.
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John Melloy,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Explaining its rationale for lowering its credit rating on the United States for the first time since 1917, Moody’s cited ballooning US debt levels and Washington’s intransigence over budget deficit solutions.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Friday’s downgrade to Aa1 — citing a ballooning deficit and the rising cost of refinancing existing debt — marks the end of that era.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
One of the leading causes of the current fiscal crisis is the ballooning liability payments that the city makes in settlements and jury verdicts.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
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John Melloy,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 May 2025
Explaining its rationale for lowering its credit rating on the United States for the first time since 1917, Moody’s cited ballooning US debt levels and Washington’s intransigence over budget deficit solutions.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Friday’s downgrade to Aa1 — citing a ballooning deficit and the rising cost of refinancing existing debt — marks the end of that era.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
One of the leading causes of the current fiscal crisis is the ballooning liability payments that the city makes in settlements and jury verdicts.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
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“Ballooning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballooning. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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