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Ukraine War Bulletins and News<p><a href="https://youtu.be/dBCPVgkY6cM" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/dBCPVgkY6cM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>⛔️🇺🇸Pending Collapse: Credit rating downgrade triggers warning signs for U.S. economy (PBS NewsHour VIDEO) <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Moodys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moodys</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NukesForUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NukesForUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Washington</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NYCStock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYCStock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OSCE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OSCE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PACE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PACE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CoE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/russiaUkraineWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>russiaUkraineWar</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/11yrInvasionofUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>11yrInvasionofUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RussiaIsATerroristState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaIsATerroristState</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stocks</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bonds</span></a> &amp; the value of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USdollar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USdollar</span></a> are drifting lower following the latest reminder that the US govt seems to be hurtling toward an unsustainable mountain of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>debt</span></a> under <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>.</p><p>The S&amp;P 500 dipped 0.4% after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Moodys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moodys</span></a> Ratings became the last of the 3 major <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/credit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>credit</span></a>-rating agencies to say the US federal govt no longer deserves a top-tier “Aaa” rating. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DowJones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DowJones</span></a> was down 55 points, or 0.1%, as of 11AM ET, &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Nasdaq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nasdaq</span></a> composite was 0.6% lower.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-moodys-trump-china-aff14c914fa270f72bc6ddac9f82e8fd" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/stocks-mark</span><span class="invisible">ets-moodys-trump-china-aff14c914fa270f72bc6ddac9f82e8fd</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Moody’s downgrade of the U.S. credit rating reflects growing concern over Washington’s unwillingness to confront rising debt, soaring deficits and interest costs — even as global investors keep piling into Treasuries. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/05/19/moodys-us-debt/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20</span><span class="invisible">25/05/19/moodys-us-debt/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commentary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>debt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bonds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moodys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moodys</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spglobalratings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spglobalratings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fitchratings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fitchratings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ratingsagencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ratingsagencies</span></a></p>
RememberUsAlways<p>The entire <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> bill is garbage now because it is based on debt projections BEFORE the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Moodys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moodys</span></a> downgrade of the US credit rating. <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/premarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>premarket</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/investing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>investing</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/election2026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election2026</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/2026election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2026election</span></a></p>
Kent Pitman<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@fulelo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fulelo</span></a></span> </p><p>The heavy reliance on quotes in lieu of actual analysis in this piece is as breathtaking as the debt the article seeks to discuss.</p><p>The world is at FAR more risk from the recent utterly reckless attempts to destroy the engine that might manage that debt than it is from the absolute magnitude of the debt. </p><p>As such, it doesn't seem inappropriate that the credit rating was recently lowered, but if the reason was the magnitude and if the rating is restored because the magnitude becomes less, I think that's a mistake.</p><p>And quoting the present US White House without fact-checking and analysis seems far more lazy than one would expect of the BBC.</p><p>The real damage being done to the US economy is the unforced error of attacks on people of color, which will cause vast swaths of the world to be unwilling to do any business with us, not just tourism but real business that would require visiting a country they can no longer feel safe walking the streets of. </p><p>And the unforced error of attacking education and science, which shows us to be a nation of idiots who don't know what the basis of value in any technology is, and makes our educational institutions no longer of interest to send people to. </p><p>And the unforced error of attacks on health care of myriad people, which will suck down tons of dollars on the mere maintenance of a population that might otherwise be investing in business. </p><p>And the unforced error of attacks on institutions like the CDC and the FAA and NOAA that used to literally keep people from dying in preventable ways.</p><p>And the unforced error of canceling problems that aided the rest of the world in myriad ways, destroying as much good will as possible.</p><p>And the unforced error of unstable tariff policy which showed there is no predictability to doing business with us.</p><p>I could go on.</p><p>Did I mention all of these were unforced errors? We just chose to hurt ourselves. That willingness to hurt ourselves itself sends a bad message to anyone wanting to trust us.</p><p>The present actions are like trying to bring down the debt by selling the goose that lays the golden eggs for cash.</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Moodys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moodys</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CreditRating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CreditRating</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
Alan Lewis<p>DONALD TRUMP KNOWS LESS THAN NOTHING ABOUT THE ECONOMY<br>Mastodon Post</p><p>Old stories about Joe Biden seem to have crowded out this current news about Trump's childish and unknowing economic antics costing the United States its top credit rating.</p><p>: <a href="https://c.im/tags/creditrating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>creditrating</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democrats</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/lessthannothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lessthannothing</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/moodys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moodys</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/useconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>useconomy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> :</p>
Manic Pixie Dream Grandpa<p>There's always a tweet... <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Moodys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moodys</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/credit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>credit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/downgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>downgrade</span></a></p>
ahimsa<p>I've seen the sentence below (or something like it) in several news reports about Moody's decision to lower the U.S. credit rating:</p><p>"Republicans reject tax increases, and Democrats are reluctant to cut spending."</p><p>Talk about "both-sides-ism" ! Letting tax cuts for billionaires expire and gutting Medicare are equally valid choices?</p><p>This sentence was from PBS but news reports from other media sources have used similar language.</p><p><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Moodys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moodys</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/CreditRating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CreditRating</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a></p>
Dennis A<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Moodys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moodys</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CreditRating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CreditRating</span></a><br>"Moody's lowered the rating from its highest grade, Aaa, to Aa1, noting that while the U.S. still benefits from key strengths—such as a dynamic economy and the global dominance of the U.S. dollar—its fiscal outlook has significantly deteriorated."</p><p>US completely loses perfect credit rating for first time in over a century</p><p>"The Moody's announcement follows similar actions from Fitch and S&amp;P in recent years and could result in higher borrowing costs."<br><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/moodys-us-credit-rating-negative-2073510" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newsweek.com/moodys-us-credit-</span><span class="invisible">rating-negative-2073510</span></a></p>
a̸m̵n̵e̴s̴i̶a̸c̷7̷ 👊🇺🇸🔥<p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/moody-s-downgrades-u-s-credit-rating-on-increase-in-government-debt-239776325712" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/now/video/moody-s-</span><span class="invisible">downgrades-u-s-credit-rating-on-increase-in-government-debt-239776325712</span></a></p><p>Moody's downgrades U.S. credit rating on increase in government debt</p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/moodys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moodys</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/downgrades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>downgrades</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/credit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>credit</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/rating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rating</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>federal</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>debt</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/interest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interest</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/fitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fitch</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/tripleA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tripleA</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Aa1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aa1</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>markets</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/investors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>investors</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/american" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>american</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/consumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumer</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/retail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retail</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/spending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spending</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bonds</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>treasury</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/borrowing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>borrowing</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/costs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>costs</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/wallstreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wallstreet</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/mainstreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mainstreet</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stocks</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/equities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equities</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/investors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>investors</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nasdaq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nasdaq</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/sp500" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sp500</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nyse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nyse</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/dow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dow</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/investing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>investing</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>markets</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Moodys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moodys</span></a> downgraded the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/credit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>credit</span></a> rating of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a>, saying that it did not expect that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> fiscal agenda would meaningfully improve the country’s fiscal outlook. The rating went from the highest, Aaa, to the second highest, Aa1. Moody’s downgrade means that NONE of the 3 major <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CreditRating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CreditRating</span></a> agencies give the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> their best rating.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/view-with-moodys-downgrade-us-loses-treasured-aaa-credit-rating-2025-05-16/#:~:text=NEW%20YORK%2C%20May%2016%20" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/business/view-with</span><span class="invisible">-moodys-downgrade-us-loses-treasured-aaa-credit-rating-2025-05-16/#:~:text=NEW%20YORK%2C%20May%2016%20</span></a>(Reuters,higher%20than%20similarly%20rated%20sovereigns%22.</p>
RememberUsAlways<p>Monday morning should be interesting for US markets. <br>"<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Moodys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moodys</span></a> downgrades US credit, citing rising debt<br>The firm said it expects federal <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/deficits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deficits</span></a> to widen, mostly due to increased <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/interest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interest</span></a> payments on debt, rising <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/entitlement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>entitlement</span></a> spending and relatively low <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/revenue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>revenue</span></a> generation."<br>Ouch<br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/premarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>premarket</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/investing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>investing</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/16/moodys-downgrade-us-debt-00355217" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/05/16/m</span><span class="invisible">oodys-downgrade-us-debt-00355217</span></a></p>
Laffy<p>How's your day going, Trump?</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Moodys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moodys</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AppealsCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppealsCourt</span></a></p><p>1/...</p>
@GottaLaff<p>How's your day going, Trump? <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Moodys" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Moodys</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23SCOTUS" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AppealsCourt" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AppealsCourt</a></p>
Claude Trudel<p>Comment fonctionnent Moody’s, Fitch et les autres agences de notation mondiales ?<br><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2024/04/26/comment-fonctionnent-moody-s-fitch-et-les-autres-agences-de-notation-mondiales_6175829_4355771.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/artic</span><span class="invisible">le/2024/04/26/comment-fonctionnent-moody-s-fitch-et-les-autres-agences-de-notation-mondiales_6175829_4355771.html</span></a><br><a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/dettes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dettes</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/cr%C3%A9dit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crédit</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/agences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agences</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/%C3%A9conomie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>économie</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Standard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Standard</span></a>&amp;Poors <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/S" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>S</span></a>&amp;P <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Moodys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moodys</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Fitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fitch</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/entreprises" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>entreprises</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/%C3%89tats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>États</span></a></p>
MMR Nmd<p>Smotrich, fascisant ministre des finances d'Israel s'en prend à l'agence de notation <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/moodys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moodys</span></a> </p><p>Celle ci vient en effet de rétrograder la note du pays de A1 à A2, ce qui aura pour effet immédiat d'augmenter les taux d'intérêt auquel il emprunte et coûtera un pognon de dingue.<br>À priori, rien d'étonnant pour un pays en guerre qui a dépassé de loin ses prévisions de dépenses et quasiment doublé celles liées à l'armée.<br>C'est comme ça que marche le capitalisme : il t'arrive un imprévu, ici une campagne de bombardement, tu gères mal tes dépenses, bam, tu raques.</p><p>Pas pour <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Smotrich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Smotrich</span></a> :</p><p>"Moody's announcement of the downgrade is not based on serious economic arguments and is entirely a political manifesto based on a pessimistic and unfounded geopolitical worldview, which reflects a lack of confidence in Israel's security and national strength, and apparently also a lack of confidence in the righteousness of its path in the face of its enemies...<br>Moody's is not even able to define Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorist organizations in its announcement..."</p><p>"...un manque de confiance dans la justice de sa cause face à ses ennemis..."<br>Il ne l'a pas dit, mais le mot <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/antis%C3%A9mitisme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antisémitisme</span></a> devait lui brûler les lèvres.</p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Paranoia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paranoia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/moodys-downgrades-israel-a2-2024-02-09/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/middle-east/</span><span class="invisible">moodys-downgrades-israel-a2-2024-02-09/</span></a></p>
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