{"id":665404,"date":"2025-05-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/05\/18\/moodys-strips-us-of-last-aaa-credit-rating-on-rising-debt-concerns\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T00:00:00","slug":"moodys-strips-us-of-last-aaa-credit-rating-on-rising-debt-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/05\/18\/moodys-strips-us-of-last-aaa-credit-rating-on-rising-debt-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Moody\u2019s strips US of last AAA credit rating on rising debt concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

The last credit ra<\/strong>ting agency to hold out has finally pulled the plug. <\/strong>Moody\u2019s downgraded the US\u2019 sovereign credit rating by one notch to AA1 on Friday, citing mounting fiscal pressures and rising borrowing costs in an accompanying statement<\/a>. The move means none of the Big Three agencies now rate the world\u2019s largest economy at the top-tier AAA level, after S&P slashed the US\u2019 credit rating back in 2011 and Fitch\u2019s in 2023 downgrade.<\/p>\n

(Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.)<\/p>\n

The move was a long time coming<\/strong>, after Moody\u2019s had flagged risks to the US fiscal position back in 2023 when it shifted the outlook to negative. The agency now says that rising debt, a widening budget deficit, and interest costs \u201csignificantly higher than similarly rated sovereigns\u201d pushed it to take action. It projects the federal deficit will reach nearly 9% of GDP by 2035, up from 6.4% in 2024, driven by rising entitlement spending, weak revenue generation, and interest payments on a debt pile that now exceeds USD 36 tn. \u201cWhile we recognise the US\u2019s significant economic and financial strengths, we believe these no longer fully counterbalance the decline in fiscal metrics,\u201d the agency said.<\/p>\n

The final straw?<\/strong> A massive Republican tax-and-spending package currently making its way through Congress is widely expected to balloon the deficit even further, with estimates putting its potential cost at USD 4-5 tn over the next decade. That\u2019s on top of an already unsustainable fiscal path, Moody\u2019s warned. \u201cSuccessive US administrations and Congress have failed to agree on measures to reverse the trend of large annual fiscal deficits and growing interest costs,\u201d the agency said in its statement.<\/p>\n

MARKET REAX- <\/strong>The ten-year US Treasury yield rose 5 bps to 4.49% on Friday. Analysts expect yields to keep rising as investors reassess the risk profile of US government bonds. \u201cThe downgrade may indicate that investors will demand higher yields on Treasuries,\u201d Brandywine Global Investment Management\u2019s Tracy Chen told Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The White House brushed off the downgrade<\/strong>, with White House Communications Director Steven Cheung targeting Moody\u2019s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi \u2014 who had no involvement in the report \u2014 saying, \u201cNobody takes his \u2018analysis\u2019 seriously. He has been proven wrong time and time again.\u201d The administration insists its tax reform plans will raise growth and revenue and bring down the deficit in the long run. \u201cMoody's downgrade\u2026should be a wake-up call to Trump and congressional Republicans to end their reckless pursuit of their deficit-busting tax giveaway,\u201d Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said.<\/p>\n

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EGX30<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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31,941<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.4% (YTD: +7.4%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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USD (CBE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Buy 50.08<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sell 50.22<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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USD (CIB<\/strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Buy 50.11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Sell 50.21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Interest rates (CBE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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25.00% deposit<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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26.00% lending<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Tadawul<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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11,485<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-0.4% (YTD: -4.6%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ADX<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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9,654<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.3% (YTD: +2.5%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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DFM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5,455<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+1.1% (YTD: +5.8%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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S&P 500<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5,958<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.7% (YTD: +1.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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FTSE 100<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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8,685<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.6% (YTD: +6.3%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Euro Stoxx 50<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5,428<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.3% (YTD: +10.9%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Brent crude<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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USD 65.41<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+1.4%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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USD 3.33<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-0.8%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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USD 3,187<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-1.2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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USD 103,336<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-0.3% (YTD: +10.6%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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S&P Egypt Sovereign Bond Index<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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868.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.1% (YTD: +11.6%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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S&P MENA Bond & Sukuk<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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143.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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+0.3% (YTD: +2.4%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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17.24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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-3.3% (YTD: -0.6%)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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THE CLOSING BELL-<\/p>\n

The EGX30 rose 0.4% at Thursday\u2019s close<\/strong> on turnover of EGP 3.8 bn (16.7% below the 90-day average). Regional investors were the sole net buyers. The index is up 7.4% YTD.<\/p>\n

In the green: <\/strong>Juhayna (+4.9%), Credit Agricole (+3.2%), and EFG Holding (+2.7%).<\/p>\n

In the red: <\/strong>GB Corp (-3.4%), Ibnsina Pharma (-2.1%), and Beltone Holding (-1.3%).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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