Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Fitch: U.S. State and Federal Debt to Hit 94% of GDP

How fast is government debt growing in the United States?details how serious the situation is:

Fitch Ratings has issued the starkest warning to date that the US will lose its AAA credit rating unless acts to bring the budget deficit under control, citing a spiral in debt service costs and dependence on foreign lenders.

Brian Coulton, the agency's head of sovereign ratings, said the US is shielded for now by its pivotal role in global finance and the dollar's status as the key reserve currency, but the picture is deteriorating fast enough to ring alarm bells... (more)

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