{"id":45904,"date":"2025-10-31T05:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T05:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/?p=45904"},"modified":"2025-10-31T05:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T05:22:09","slug":"international-agencies-downgrade-the-u-s-again-citing-weakening-governance-and-fiscal-deterioration-could-americas-new-credit-rating-hurt-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isafespend.com\/?p=45904","title":{"rendered":"International Agencies Downgrade the U.S. Again, Citing \u2018Weakening Governance\u2019 and \u2018Fiscal Deterioration.\u2019 Could America\u2019s New Credit Rating Hurt You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><figcaption>Andrea Izzotti \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. The U.S. just lost another piece of its financial crown. Moody\u2019s downgraded America\u2019s credit rating from Aaa to Aa1 in May 2025, and now the European agency Scope Ratings has followed suit in October\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneytalksnews.com\/international-agencies-downgrade-the-u-s-again-citing-weakening-governance-and-fiscal-deterioration-could-americas-new-credit-rating-hurt-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrea Izzotti \/ Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. The U.S. just lost another piece of its financial crown. 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