每日新闻（63）【美国债务上限危机后，惠誉下调其信用评级】

Fitch downgrades U.S. credit rating after debt ceiling crisis

The credit agency Fitch Ratings downgraded the

trustworthiness

of the U. S. government on Tuesday,

saying

successive

standoffs

over the nation's

debt ceiling

and rising federal debt have

cast doubt on

the United States' ability to meet all its payment obligations.

The downgrade

,

(

issued shortly after financial markets closed trading for the day

)

,

moves the federal government's rating

as a currency issuer

from

AAA

to

AA+.

A lower credit rating could make borrowers

less likely to lend money to the federal government on

favorable terms

, potentially raising costs for U. S. taxpayers. 重点词汇释义：

standoffs 僵局

trustworthiness 可靠

debt ceiling 债务上限;债务限额

cast doubt on 引起对……的质疑

favorable terms 优惠条件;优惠条件，有利条件

译文：

惠誉在美国债务上限危机后，下调其信用评级

信用评级信用机构惠誉评级（Fitch Ratings）周二下调了美国政府的可信度，称美国债务上限和联邦债务不断上升的问题导致人们对美国履行所有付款义务的能力产生了怀疑。这一降级是在金融市场当天收盘后不久发布的，将联邦政府对货币发行人的评级从AAA下调至AA+。较低的信用评级可能会降低借款人以优惠条件向联邦政府贷款的可能性，这可能会增加美国纳税人的成本。来自华盛顿邮报（The Washington Post）