credit rating

The stock markets ended up a very positive note today as the Federal Reserve announced it would keep interest rates down for a long time.

The blood flowed as the stock markets finally reacted to Standard & Poor's Friday night downgrading of the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+.

Hello, possible higher interest rates on mortgages, credit cars and more: Standard & Poor's made good on its threat to downgrade the U.S.'s credit rating and lowered it from the AAA rating to a AA+.