China's Credit Agency Downgrades US Credit Rating Over Debt-Ceiling Standoff and Looming Default

China’s oldest credit rating agency, Chengxin International Credit Rating (CCXI), made headlines this week by downgrading the United States’ credit rating. The agency lowered the rating from AAAg to AAg+ and attributed this decision to the escalating political discord, rising inflation, and the ongoing impasse over the debt ceiling. U.S. Credit Rating Suffers Downgrade by […]