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US ratings downgrade puts focus on remaining nations with top credit grade

Countries with highest credit rating at S&P Global Ratings, Fitch and Moody's Investors Service include Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Singapore and Australia

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By Tania Chen


The fallout from Fitch Ratings’ downgrade of the US puts the focus on the remaining countries still holding onto the coveted top credit grade.
 
Economies with the highest credit rating at S&P Global Ratings, Fitch and Moody’s Investors Service include Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Singapore and Australia. 

Fitch’s downgrade of the US sovereign follows the cut by S&P in 2011, leaving Moody’s as the only major rating company keeping its top-tier grade for the world’s largest economy. Fitch said the cut reflects expected fiscal deterioration and a growing government debt burden after repeated debt-limit standoffs.
 

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First Published: Aug 02 2023 | 8:52 AM IST

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