High US fiscal deficits expected ahead of 2024 elections: Fitch
Credit rating agency Fitch said Wednesday it expects US fiscal deficits to remain high this year, and that fiscal policy and governance implications of the presidential elections will be key issues for the country’s sovereign rating. Fitch last year downgraded the US government’s top credit rating to AA+ from AAA, citing fiscal deterioration and repeated down-the-wire debt ceiling negotiations. A major near-term shift … Read more