Sentences with phrase «u.s. debt downgrade»

It is also important to note that the above decades include not only the major bear markets of 2000 - 02 and 2007 - 08, but also many numerous short - term corrections like the Russian default / LTCM crisis of 1998, the «flash crash» in May 2010, and the U.S. debt downgrade in August 2011.

Markets were mostly unfazed by the U.S. debt downgrade.

Not exact matches

«But Clinton is convinced that most American voters did not intend to greenlight a radical anti-govenrment agenda and were appalled by the near default on U.S. debt and the downgrading of U.S. Treasuries.

While both plans would increase the debt ceiling, ratings agencies have said a short - term increase such as the one proposed by House Republicans may not be enough to protect the U.S. from a ratings downgrade.

Standard and Poor's, which downgraded the U.S. to AA + in 2011, has kept its U.S. outlook at «stable,» but has said it will lower the rating to «selective default,» or SD, if the Treasury misses any debt payment.

Keep in mind that S&P downgraded the U.S. even if the government had already raised the debt limit.

Some of those drops have been the result of self - inflicted wounds, like the Congressional failure to raise the debt limit in 2011, which resulted in a downgrading of U.S. credit.

Such an outcome would be undesirable for the world's investors, however, which explains why ratings agency Standard & Poor's moved to downgrade U.S. treasury bills to AA + after the debt - ceiling deal had been reached.

The latest punch was S&P's downgrade of U.S. debt.

In fact, investors seeking safety bought even more of the downgraded U.S. debt, pushing prices on 10 - year U.S. Treasuries to within a fraction of face value and yields to an all - time low of 2.13 %.

From the rise of Facebook to the fall of Blockbuster, from the downgrading of U.S. government debt to the resurgence of Brazil, predicting what will happen next has gotten exponentially harder.

After sending a copy of your analysis of the S & P downgrade of the sovereign debt of the U.S. to 5 key contacts, I'm going to urge them to read your work on Clorox, as well.

On Monday, the Dow finished down 4.6 percent, the biggest decline in percentage terms since August 2011, when investors were fretting over Europe's debt crisis and the debt ceiling impasse in Washington that prompted a U.S. credit rating downgrade.

That could set up another showdown like those that took place in 2011 and 2013 — when lawmakers brought the government to the brink of defaulting on U.S. debt, leading Standard & Poor's to downgrade the nation's credit rating for the first time.

In the middle of a showdown over the federal debt ceiling, Standard and Poor's downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time, from AAA to AA + with a negative outlook.

We remain concerned that if the U.S. continues the trend of a rising debt / GDP ratio, it increases the chances of a sovereign - debt credit downgrade by the credit ratings agencies.

A standoff in August 2011 rattled financial markets and the political gridlock led the credit rating firm Standard & Poor's to downgrade its AAA rating of U.S. debt for the first time in history.

First, our quickly escalating debt / GDP ratio puts the U.S. sovereign credit rating at risk for a future downgrade by some rating agencies, if left unchecked.

The rising U.S. federal debt burden now ranks the U.S. among the most leveraged developed - market countries, and puts the U.S. at increased risk of a sovereign - debt credit rating downgrade if the current trend continues.

However, we believe that the increasing Treasury debt / GDP ratio puts the U.S. at risk for a potential credit ratings downgrade in the future.

A downgrade of U.S. debt will mean the end of the U.S. Dollar as a reserve currency and more broadly the end of the world as American's have come to know it in the Post-World War II Era.

«The latter included China's stock market collapse and its global repercussions and effects on commodity prices; the Aug. 11 devaluation of the renminbi; the downgrade of Brazilian debt to junk status by Standard and Poor's on Sept. 9; and the major uncertainties surrounding the possible increase of the U.S. Federal Reserve funds rate.

Doomsayers have pointed to any number of reasons in recent years why they believed the market was headed for a downturn: Standard & Poor's downgrading of U.S. Treasury debt in 2011; the growth - slowdown scare in China that sent stock prices down 12 % in the summer of 2015; Brexit and the election of Donald Trump, both of which were supposed to be catalysts for a market rout.

-- Interest rates could double if U.S. debt is downgraded — «Home Loans ``, for example, that are now below 5 percent, could surge to 9 - 10 percent, killing any chance of fixing the «Housing Crash» or cutting the unemployment rate, which now stands at 9 percent.

The U.S. credit downgrade and the European debt crisis have divided investors into three camps: in the first investors are selling their stocks, in the second they're hunting for safe money havens, and in the third they're holding their breath, hoping to wait out the storm.

The U.S. territory also is grappling with $ 70 billion in debt, ratings firms have downgraded its bonds to one notch above junk and investors fear it could default on its obligations.

The downgrade could add up to 0.7 of a percentage point to Treasuries» yields over time, increasing funding costs for public debt by some $ 100 billion, according to SIFMA, a U.S. securities industry trade group.

So in a nutshell: a rating agency makes a mistake, doesn't own up to it, announces the first downgrade of U.S. debt in history, allows said downgrade to leak two days prior to announcement and inadvertently touches off the worst market volatility since the Global Financial Crisis.

With the U.S. fiscal cliff dominating the investing landscape, ongoing issues about debt and another potential downgrade of the nation's bond rating have put some would - be Treasury investors on edge.

1) U.S. Downgrade is basically a» Political Leader B #tch Slap» (one I think they deserve): Below is an excerpt from Standard & Poor's (S&P) most recent Sovereign Default Study — the study most applicable for discussing US debt obligations.

Once in the financial crisis, once in 2011 just following the debt ceiling crisis and U.S. downgrade, and for a very short time in the 2010 flash crash.

Or the downgrading of U.S. Treasury debt.

And before that slowing growth in China, the downgrade of U.S. Treasury debt and Greece's debt problems created fears of a major selloff.

Despite the downgrade of U.S. government debt by Standard & Poor's that occurred in 2011, the market still assigns a higher default risk to corporations over the U.S. government.

A critical geopolitical event elsewhere, deteriorating debt conditions in Europe, an increasing debt - to - GDP ratio in the United States, or further downgrading of our nation's credit rating could all push the U.S. and global economy into a recession.

For example, during the contentious 2011 debt ceiling debate and the resulting S&P downgrade of the U.S. government debt, our survey showed that the right track - wrong track spread widened to a survey record of 64 percentage points.»

Despite the Standard & Poor's downgrade of U.S. debt, a worsening European sovereign debt crisis and rising stock market volatility, the U.S. economy continues to expand and create new jobs, supported by strong consumer spending and business investment.