BREAKING: For the first time in its history, Moodys has downgraded the credit rating of the United States from AAA to AA1. - ThreadSky

minerva1.bsky.social•13 days ago

Seems high but 🤷‍♀️

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erictjohnson.bsky.social•13 days ago

Donald is setting all kinds of records. Or should I say precedents

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semaleena.bsky.social•13 days ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣

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craigmsmith.bsky.social•13 days ago

Lookit, fella. AAA baseball is the minor leagues, while A1 is a superior brand of steak sauce. Imagine, if you will, how good that steak sauce must be with another A.

So this means America is once again great. Or something

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rherd.bsky.social•13 days ago

Stop smoking the covfefe

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bertil.bsky.social•13 days ago

Are you the guy who asked about the quarter pound vs third pound burger?

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craigmsmith.bsky.social•13 days ago

The only weight measurements I allow for are milligrams and fucktons. I don't know what either of those are in quarter or third pounds.

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bertil.bsky.social•13 days ago

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craigmsmith.bsky.social•13 days ago

I mean, sure, the 1/4 pounder is fewer milligrams, but it's closer to an imperial fuckton.

Six of one. A baker's half-dozen of the other, I say.

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pissinginthewind.bsky.social•13 days ago

I thought A1 was that thing the Sec of Edumakashun said was gonna take our jobs?

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equinoxmerit.bsky.social•13 days ago

Moody’s downgrades United States credit rating on increase in government debt

Join the new signal chat for updates on Moody’s attack with nukes

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wooble.geoffreyspear.com•13 days ago

The government debt has been increasing for decades. The problem is now we have unpredictable morons running the government.

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h3d1.bsky.social•13 days ago

An increase of about $200 per person per annum to service the debt.

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joepensacola.bsky.social•13 days ago

Response from the Secretary of Treasury: “We reject this woke credit rating that puts African-Americans first.”
Response from the Secretary of Education: “Oh no, the computers have upgraded themselves!”
Response from the Secretary of Defense: “Aw man, is this another intervention?”

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sardarji.bsky.social•13 days ago

The weekend ought to be interesting in the bond markets.

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marysue443.bsky.social•13 days ago

They're closed because it's the weekend.

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onejov.bsky.social•13 days ago

I expect this announcement to have little to no effect.

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nickcummings.bsky.social•13 days ago

The credit rating debacle that happened because the GOP threatened to refuse to increase the debt ceiling was a major news story.

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onejov.bsky.social•13 days ago

And this isn't that.

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mcduff.bsky.social•13 days ago

Yes, it's hard to think of what possible information this could actually convey.

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jenxperth.bsky.social•12 days ago

Just saying 🇺🇸🤷‍♀️ #USpol

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sjbrooksct.bsky.social•13 days ago

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rhodes-todd.bsky.social•13 days ago

https://www.newsweek.com/moodys-us-credit-rating-negative-2073510

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jordanscot.bsky.social•13 days ago

So much winning. You know who's to blame don't you ... Biden! Or maybe Hillary, or Hunter Biden, or Obama, or even ME!
Can't wait for the orange loser to start blaming everyone on earth be the one person who's responsible...
I don't know who Moodys is but I'm sure fatso will threaten to jail 'em!!!

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myeyes60.bsky.social•13 days ago

I can’t handle all this “winning”. 🤬

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fakenewsart.bsky.social•13 days ago

Yep and any lower it’ll be…

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dayenu.bsky.social•13 days ago

Moody's is going to go through some things

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cuil.world•13 days ago

Those are rookie numbers, I believe he can make it worse

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retiredlawyer.bsky.social•13 days ago

I was wondering when this would surely happen.

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billmccormickpm.bsky.social•13 days ago

Hire a bankruptcy guy. Get a bankruptcy.

Wish i could laugh but that interest is gonna take more money from the services that matter

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flores-b.bsky.social•13 days ago

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eddy-comrade25.bsky.social•13 days ago

Suddenly Libs loves #bigBanks and Credit companies, the same ones who said the Banks werr great just before the 2097 crash,
I thought #libs were supposed to be the Smart ones

🤪🤪🤪🤪

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quesoguapo.com•13 days ago

Context may be important here — Moody's apparently turned bearish on its outlook on the U.S. credit rating in November 2023 (during the Biden administration), but maintained the AAA rating, according to Reuters.
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/moodys-changes-outlook-united-states-ratings-negative-2023-11-10/

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eliza-upstairs.bsky.social•13 days ago

"some say Moody's is the worst credit rating company, something... something... Biden's fault"

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bill256.bsky.social•13 days ago

Is this what winning looks like?

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santorinidreaming.bsky.social•13 days ago

Speaking of the Moody Blues that someone is going to have, the friends of Drumpf may have been profiting recently over his intentional Ride My See Saw stock market manipulation— but we may soon be Stepping In A Slide Zone #AT40

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sunnydays25.bsky.social•13 days ago

🤬

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alexander-cs.bsky.social•13 days ago

Why can't that Joe Biden just stop meddling in everything under the sun!

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callistamoonrise.bsky.social•13 days ago

No. Free. Lunches.

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shellbean.bsky.social•13 days ago

Greatness

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onefabulousrascal.bsky.social•13 days ago

Trump did this.

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martygabriel.bsky.social•13 days ago

There are 21 ratings and we dropped 1. If they dropped us to a C rating that would be Moody's telling us that we were a bad credit risk. Go look at the rating system before you start dooming because when you don't it makes you look as stupid as the Rapist.

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marysue443.bsky.social•13 days ago

idk your IQ but they'll never rate things at their actual credit risk because that would upset people. Remember, this is the agency that rated all those exploding subprime mortgage bundles as Aaa. So Aa1 means they think the US government is worse than a subprime mortgage bundle.

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beachbard.bsky.social•13 days ago

Welcome to the Kakistocracy!
Trump & his Russian-funded cronies launched a successful corporate raid on the US government.
Trump based his cabinet choices on enduring loyalty to himself and to the dismantling of the US government for personal enrichment.
Expect a "Going Out of Business" sale soon.

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distraction.engineer•13 days ago

Other way around.

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natlerou15.bsky.social•11 days ago

Now he thinks he'll make a "deal" with Moody

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annamcmike.bsky.social•13 days ago

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stefcrowcolecat.bsky.social•13 days ago

I mean, we have a king of bankruptcy in charge.

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coupie99.bsky.social•13 days ago

He is going to bankrupt the U.S. just like everything he touches

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saltyshawn.bsky.social•13 days ago

So much winning

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5miriam9.bsky.social•13 days ago

So much winning!

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wildplumbay.bsky.social•13 days ago

No one wants to be the 51st state.

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mendelk.bsky.social•13 days ago

Do you mean Maryland?

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morning-gold.bsky.social•13 days ago

No. The actual US.

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mendelk.bsky.social•13 days ago

Yikes (couldn’t find on google until just now)

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morning-gold.bsky.social•13 days ago

It's really not good. This hurts all of us.

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boatnaviegator.bsky.social•13 days ago

No.

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/05/16/moodys-downgrades-united-states-credit-rating-on-increase-in-government-debt.html

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bonkersbrew.bsky.social•13 days ago

Makes me sad and mad.

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bonairevolt.bsky.social•13 days ago

Finally. When I was there an upper manager asked me “do you REALLY think the USA is worthy of AAA??” Of course not.

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3to3.bsky.social•13 days ago

The 🍊 💩 is running the country like he ran his casinos

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pharmboy81.bsky.social•13 days ago

#ettd

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donotreply1999.bsky.social•13 days ago

Elon

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huh-nope.bsky.social•13 days ago

I'm sure taxpayers paying higher interest rates is all part of his brilliant plan to bankrupt America and flee to Abu Dhabi
and move in with one of his strong handsome terrorists

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jbullydawg.bsky.social•13 days ago

Are we still winning?

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drlarrymitchell.bsky.social•13 days ago

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jsyoder.bsky.social•13 days ago

Not much winning. Definitely not great.

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jasp3rlamarcrb.bsky.social•13 days ago

Is that good

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phemmy9.bsky.social•13 days ago

They waited till the stock market closed which means a very bad Monday incoming.

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malikdama.bsky.social•13 days ago

Donald wants it downgraded to ketchup to put on his steaks

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anneannapolis.bsky.social•13 days ago

Are we great yet? Wait till the RepugniKLANS bankrupt US.

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auntbunny.bsky.social•13 days ago

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laresistance25.bsky.social•13 days ago

C O N S E Q U E N C E S

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joeymonzo.bsky.social•13 days ago

Oh boy. Interest on the debt about to increase.

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knd775.com•13 days ago

Not how it works at all.

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h3d1.bsky.social•13 days ago

It's EXACTLY how it works. Yields on U.S. Treasury securities rose, reflecting higher interest costs for the government.

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knd775.com•13 days ago

The federal reserve chooses how much interest to pay on future bond sales. The rates for existing bonds do not change.

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h3d1.bsky.social•13 days ago

I was reporting actual events that happened yesterday not having a debate. Your credit rating affects your cost of borrowing. Go back to school.

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marysue443.bsky.social•13 days ago

The federal reserve does not choose how much people pay for the bonds. The difference between the sale price and the redemption price, along with the time period, determines the interest rate.

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bz2.bsky.social•13 days ago

No, the markets decide that. And governments continously refinance debt as bonds mature, so it'll affect the interest on the existing debt too.

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indolencia.bsky.social•13 days ago

I've briefed Linda McMahon

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churlayla.bsky.social•13 days ago

Blind steak sauce taste test? Can you pick the A1?

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indolencia.bsky.social•13 days ago

That's exactly what I told her 🤣🤣

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churlayla.bsky.social•13 days ago

How'd she do? Just ended up spilling the samples all over herself?

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indolencia.bsky.social•13 days ago

Um, yep. A1 slop

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hekintx.bsky.social•13 days ago

#winning

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disorderlybrdrline.bsky.social•13 days ago

Well, my province of BC's credit took a hit due to Trump's bullshit.
Now he's taking down America's credit rating as well. This is truly trump's "Golden Age" for America...if you're already a billionaire.

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robbgordon22.bsky.social•13 days ago

Felon47 and GOP are stealing from us.

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theroyalrash.bsky.social•13 days ago

Moody's
Be expecting a new EO, ending Moody and all the unforgivable ratings it has given to all Americans today.

People 👀 everything I say is gospel, trust no one, but the man that came down Mt. Rushmore as the true spiritual rating guide to the universe.

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bertil.bsky.social•13 days ago

New EO: “The US debt is AAAA” and cue to Fix News trying to explain that “US debt” is better than “US government debt” because they really don’t like when people point out how imprecise rulings are killing implementation.

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fraziberry.bsky.social•13 days ago

The trump effect

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virtuscraft.bsky.social•12 days ago

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virtuscraft.bsky.social•13 days ago

Say goodbye to the Big, Beautiful budget. Deficit spending will only bring the rating lower. Gonna have to raise taxes on the wealthy in 2025. The next few weeks will be awesome to watch as Congress implodes.

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harriet75.bsky.social•13 days ago

I guess Trump and Maga forgot about how we were going to be “Winning” what happened to “ make America great again?

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ontja.bsky.social•13 days ago

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sleepybasset.bsky.social•13 days ago

"Moody's downgrades United States credit rating on increase in government debt"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/moodys-downgrades-united-states-credit-rating-on-increase-in-government-debt/ar-AA1EVIyS

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openforbusiness.bsky.social•13 days ago

Everything tRump Touches Dies

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joel.klebanoff.com•13 days ago

Trump is not making America's credit score great again.

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daven50.bsky.social•13 days ago

Are we winning yet?

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robertmmiller.bsky.social•13 days ago

Good job Trump (47), you managed to '86' the 'stable' (Aaa) U.S. credit rating down to 'negative' (Aa1) - this rating downgrade of the U.S. is even before your party tried to push through the asinine budget deal that would increase the U.S. debt by $5 Trillion dollars.

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dethveggie.bsky.social•13 days ago

What? You mean having a dementia-riddled malignant narcissist as the mad king of your country might not reassure the rest of the world about your reliability?!

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drdavegoldberg.bsky.social•13 days ago

That seems awfully bad.

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tommyrayray.bsky.social•13 days ago

Ooh, can’t wait for the Orange Menace Meltdown on Poop Social. It’s gonna be a doozy! Mr Moody better watch out!

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willemdafomo.bsky.social•13 days ago

In 2008, Moody's was rating lots of things AAA that ceased to exist because they collapsed the economy that year. So...Why do we trust these rating companies at all?

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suzannelindbergh.bsky.social•13 days ago

Great job everyone. Are we ‘great’ yet? Everyone hates us and we are officially downgraded.

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jeffreylinback.bsky.social•13 days ago

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swttlkr.bsky.social•13 days ago

I owe less money and my credit is far from AA1

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trbyrd64.bsky.social•13 days ago

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hudsonvalleyny1.bsky.social•13 days ago

We know who is responsible.

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coltranehendrix.bsky.social•13 days ago

Great, we’re practically steak sauce now.

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just-me.bsky.social•13 days ago

Biden's fault. 🙄

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ottermaton.bsky.social•13 days ago

Well it was clearly planned. The two As in MAGA let everyone know the goal. Just wait for the victory announcement now

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mjgboston.bsky.social•13 days ago

Thank you, Donnie.

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lipstickscribbles.bsky.social•13 days ago

The Steak Sauce of credit ratings.

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americanvoter.bsky.social•13 days ago

America sure is winning.

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realmikemorin.bsky.social•13 days ago

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paul.bsky.social•13 days ago

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azeke57.bsky.social•13 days ago

Someone at Moody's is about to get arrested.

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lesliehilton0131.bsky.social•13 days ago

This is not good.....

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jbpnw74.bsky.social•13 days ago

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jackiegardens.bsky.social•13 days ago

Nice vote of confidence for the trump administration

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adoboblue.bsky.social•13 days ago

They waited until the markets closed before announcing this. It will be interesting to see how they react next week.

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just-me.bsky.social•13 days ago

The after hours numbers are down.

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adoboblue.bsky.social•13 days ago

Thanks for the reply. That doesn't bode well for Mondays opening.

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middlejac.bsky.social•13 days ago

Embarrassing and ultimately expensive and destabilizing. I don’t think ”great” means what they think it means.

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nachyocheese.bsky.social•13 days ago

How much is it going to cost taxpayers?

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lesliehilton0131.bsky.social•13 days ago

Alot.

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mickeyjohnston.bsky.social•13 days ago

Probably 7 basis points

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h3d1.bsky.social•13 days ago

That's optimistic no? I'd have thought at least 10 points but probably 20 - $72b or $200 bux extra each. Or, all told, three grand per person.

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mickeyjohnston.bsky.social•13 days ago

S&P and Fitch already had us AA+, so I don't think pricing impact of this downgrade will be that severe

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michaelbloom.bsky.social•13 days ago

This is winning?

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plumisland2024.bsky.social•13 days ago

He's going to bankrupt the country

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jctenton.bsky.social•13 days ago

am I going crazy or did this not happen years ago the first time the republicans tried to default on the debt?

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amandahoey.bsky.social•13 days ago

Different credit rating agency. That was Standard and Poor. I believe all 3 have now removed the U.S. from their highest ratings.

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conaldarcy.bsky.social•13 days ago

That was Fitch's rating. Moody's is another company.

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tonyasgari.bsky.social•13 days ago

MAGAA1

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walkerwest.bsky.social•13 days ago

Much like Bruce, credit ratings are “highly overrated”.

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funghoul71.bsky.social•13 days ago

How long until the rage post saying Moodies is a radical leftist fraud? You know it’s coming.

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funghoul71.bsky.social•13 days ago

He blamed Biden. Surprise.

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staceindelta.bsky.social•13 days ago

Magats and trump did that

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lisathecrab.bsky.social•13 days ago

So much winning

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lainey88.bsky.social•13 days ago

Okay. Whose fault will it be - Biden, Obama, Taylor Swift, Springsteen, the penguins...

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puzzled2oo.bsky.social•13 days ago

The cat ladies!

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lainey88.bsky.social•13 days ago

Oh yeah. Forgot that one 😹

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r4nger1.bsky.social•13 days ago

Winning

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2tacopequeno.bsky.social•13 days ago

Trump take credit rating

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caitbrie.bsky.social•13 days ago

So much big beautiful winning.

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mlco.bsky.social•13 days ago

The Big Bill becomes the Big Hole

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terrordactylusa.bsky.social•13 days ago

Trust the plan.

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lostcausenation.bsky.social•13 days ago

This is what Americans apparently wanted: This is what the people voted for.

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lostcausenation.bsky.social•13 days ago

The regime is now going to try to deport Moody’s to a Salvadoran gulag.

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peas4all.bsky.social•13 days ago

Duh…Trump bankrupted a casino.

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bertil.bsky.social•13 days ago

I rarely (ok: never) hang out with bankers, but I did tonight and told them that and…

Let’s just say things are getting interesting.

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marysue443.bsky.social•13 days ago

They didn't know as soon as it happened?

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bertil.bsky.social•13 days ago

Not during the weekend.

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marysue443.bsky.social•13 days ago

And what was their reaction?

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bertil.bsky.social•13 days ago

On advice of my lawyer, I decline to answer.

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bytemeatl.bsky.social•13 days ago

S&P and Fitch did this before, so not a huge deal being last to do it.

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fortphoto.bsky.social•13 days ago

Is every single downgrade of America's credit rating the direct result of Republicans? Two previous downgrades came after budget shutdowns led by Rs & this they fully own too. Even a tiny increase in interest as a result is a massive hit to our ability to pay back debt and invest in govt programs.

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marysue443.bsky.social•13 days ago

Pretty much everything bad that happens in the USA is the direct result of Republicans.

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bye-byex.bsky.social•12 days ago

It's now only Aa1

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joekerrr.bsky.social•13 days ago

Old Fart of The Deal

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eleutheriaelpis.bsky.social•13 days ago

So is this Trump’s and the Republicans’ Golden Age of America they said would be ushered in by them?

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innisblue.bsky.social•13 days ago

📌

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gonnerinsocal.bsky.social•13 days ago

Thanks Trump!!!!

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lstl.bsky.social•13 days ago

Thought they downgraded when Obama was president to negative. I blame bush for that.

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fauxreal6.bsky.social•13 days ago

Yep called it back in February. But let’s be honest - this should be surprising to no one

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alal1.bsky.social•13 days ago

Delinquency rates do have people worried, but they are actually within our models....What do you think we do here all day?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwdo17GT6sg

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lmkf.bsky.social•13 days ago

Great

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czedwards.bsky.social•13 days ago

First time for Moody’s. Standard & Poor’s did it during the Republican Let’s Play Arson Chicken With The Budget in 2011, and Fitch did so multiple times.

They’re not WRONG, Republicans are not to be trusted with good credit.

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trs-80.bsky.social•13 days ago

Thanks for the context.

Yashar Ali is nominally a "reporter" but he'll do anything to get more likes.

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czedwards.bsky.social•13 days ago

It was accurate, and so were the original headlines.

I just remembered when the g-d-n Young Gunz decided to drive the country off the cliff. And how poorly we learned the lesson from their utter moral depravity.

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leefranke.bsky.social•13 days ago

Glad you had the details. I was pretty sure it happened before.

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dianaliwen.bsky.social•13 days ago

Moody’s has always been the most bullish on the US.

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truebleu.bsky.social•13 days ago

Gold futures gonna soar.

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harrison-bergeron.bsky.social•13 days ago

Treasury yields too I presume.

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truebleu.bsky.social•13 days ago

3, 2, 1, cue Trump’s rage tweets for “major loser” Powell to lower interest rates.

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davidpeacock40.bsky.social•13 days ago

Your country has put lunatics in charge with their hands in the till so more downgrades heading your way soon.

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matthematics.com•13 days ago

That’s the sound of more gold getting bought and shoved under the mattress

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morkandminksy.bsky.social•13 days ago

Damn, it dropped 9.

If it drops another 9 it'll be down to A98.

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dankost.bsky.social•13 days ago

Gonna blame it on Biden as that sack bastard always does.

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rjc1084.bsky.social•13 days ago

Somebody is going to be awfully moody in 3,2,1 …

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cogbarn.bsky.social•13 days ago

WOKE MARXIST CREDIT RATING AGENCY!

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catherinezoltan.bsky.social•13 days ago

Laughter!

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giakatz.bsky.social•13 days ago

Bwahahaha meow

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rjc1084.bsky.social•13 days ago

I wouldn’t bet against him using any other word!

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cogbarn.bsky.social•13 days ago

100% chance he’ll blame Biden too

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rjc1084.bsky.social•13 days ago

Indeed, and he’ll still call him “Sleepy Joe Biden” even though it’s a “Woke Marxist” move!

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cliftonbarnhart.bsky.social•13 days ago

Clifton Barnhart Publishing, a Subsidiary of Orzo Corp.

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5narktwain.bsky.social•13 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/5narktwain.bsky.social/post/3lpdi5q7sq22u

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jimmbuzz.bsky.social•13 days ago

He will feel even worse when the other two agencies follow suit and go even lower.
They were already one grade lower that Moody's.

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ontja.bsky.social•13 days ago

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cpufxrndmv.bsky.social•13 days ago

I guess FICO called Moody and said I tried to tell you he doesn't pay his bills. 🤨

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occamshavecream.bsky.social•13 days ago

Seems about right

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stickybunny.bsky.social•13 days ago

Finally, Spanky can honestly make a "historic" claim.

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thecitizeny.bsky.social•13 days ago

#ThanksTrump

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thedimpsler.bsky.social•13 days ago

Trump make line go down

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anderk.bsky.social•13 days ago

ETTD

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dancefoxtrot.bsky.social•13 days ago

oh damn just what we don't need. DJT is back to assigning tariffs via letters to countries. God help us & our economy.

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alwayslastinline.bsky.social•13 days ago

#ETTD

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rwarrin.bsky.social•13 days ago

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jldesignsphilly.bsky.social•13 days ago

For all of those that voted R for the economy…

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grateful-one.bsky.social•13 days ago

I'm sure we will soon hear how much this doesn't matter.

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sybilltrelawney.bsky.social•13 days ago

Holy Shit. I never thought I’d live to see that. That’s the Trump Downgrade, folks.

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thoughtpolitik.bsky.social•13 days ago

And the idiots on Congress are trying to add $3T to $5T to the national debt!

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paulcage.bsky.social•13 days ago

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tridim.bsky.social•13 days ago

Damn you, Taylor Swift!!!1

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yarvinsbiodiesel.bsky.social•13 days ago

Bruce Springsteen too

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spectrumdude.bsky.social•13 days ago

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michellen65.bsky.social•13 days ago

Hey, man, but Biden is old, so....

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commonsenseonly.bsky.social•13 days ago

Well done.

Well done indeed. 🤦‍♂️

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tiocono.bsky.social•13 days ago

Because of the debt caused by Republican tax cuts.

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sarcasmoultrablam.bsky.social•13 days ago

And..it's only been about four months. At THIS rate..
We'll have a 455 credit rating by 2026.
Just think..at the beginning of the year, we had the best post COVID economy in the world.
Now our credit rating is dropping.

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