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If Beijing is forced to step in to save the economy, that might push Fitch Ratings to consider a downgrade, given a debt-to-GDP ratio that's "a little bit on the high side."

With strong retail sales stoking interest rate worries and the growing risk of bank downgrades, the stock market could remain highly volatile in the near term. Amid an uncertain macroeconomic backdrop, should you invest in ETFs Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets (VEA) and WisdomTree Europe Hedged (HEDJ)? Read more to find…

The formerly pristine reputation of the U.S. government’s debt lost a little more luster after another prominent rating agency demoted Uncle Sam from its AAA perch.

After high-profile downgrades to U.S. debt and 10 regional lenders, Coke and Pepsi stocks are intriguing consumer defensive stocks to consider as the market waters get choppy again.

The nearly 20% bull run for the S&P 500 (SPY) from the March lows is over. Now it’s time to rest up in a trading range for the next run higher. Meaning this is the natural course of things. To relax after a hard run...and then store up the required…

In 2011, Nikola Swann incurred the ire of the most powerful person on Earth when he downgraded the U.S. federal government's AAA debt rating.

Fitch Ratings lowered the United States' credit rating to AA+ on August 1st, citing worries about the country's handling of its increasing debt.

Farmers are expected to defer debt repayments, cut back on operating expenses such as fertiliser, and curtail plans for capital expenditure – impacting on the wider rural sector. Andrew Patterson reports.

“The household sector’s balance sheets and income statements are in good shape, while the government’s are in bad shape,” Dalio wrote on LinkedIn.