On the Downgrade
It finally happened (again). U.S. Government long term debt has been downgraded from AAA to AA+, meaning the ratings agency are at least suggesting some sort of default risk for U.S. Treasuries. In case you're thinking that it's a byproduct of aggressive interest rate hikes, Fitch cited poor governance, political polarization, and a spine chilling (my word choice) government deficit. On the bright side, AA+ bonds *historically* have a low chance of defaulting on coupon & principal payments; and our Q2 GDP growth did surpass expectations. I guess we'll just have to see how this plays out....
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