Moody's, downgrade and credit rating
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Dalio fears the U.S. will “print money” to pay off its debts, which creates a different problem for bondholders.
Yields in the Treasury market are rising, threatening to make it more expensive for consumers and the U.S. to manage debt.
Moody's downgrade of the U.S. sovereign credit rating late Friday appeared to have a modest impact on corporate bond market activity on Monday, as spreads widened slightly and new bond sales started the week softer than expected.
The stock market didn’t notice. The S&P 500 secured its sixth winning day in a row and the Dow added 137 points. Equity investors at this point seem numb to both fiscal calamity and shaky economic sentiment. Bond traders, meanwhile, responded differently.
Ray Dalio warns that Moody's credit downgrade doesn't reflect the risks of money printing by the federal government in order to pay off debt.
Changes to the country’s credit rating impact interest consumers pay on household debt like mortgages, car loans and credit cards