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Gold rose as the dollar tumbled after Moody’s Ratings stripped the US of its last top credit rating due to ballooning debt and deficits.Most Read from BloombergAmerica, ‘Nation of Porches’Maryland’s Credit Rating Gets Downgraded as Governor Blames Trump NJ Transit Train Engineers Strike,
The dollar slipped again Tuesday, weighed down by the Federal Reserve’s caution over the economy while traders considered news of upcoming U.S.-Japan talks.
The yield on both 10 and 30-year government bonds rose on Monday after another credit ratings agency downgraded the US on Friday.
Investors faced yet another bumpy start to the trading week with US assets coming under fresh pressure, although it’s mounting concern over American debt rather than tariffs generating the volatility this time.
Investors have taken in stride the Moody's U.S. credit rating downgrade and are back pining for trade deals as a distinct lack of agreements from negotiations keep them on edge with the clock ticking on the United States' 90-day pause.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the performance of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is slipping lower for a second consecutive day on Tuesday as markets continue to digest the recent downgrade of the rating in US debt, which led to a rollercoaster in US bond markets.
The U.S. Dollar (DXY) saw a sharp fall on Monday after ratings agency Moody’s decided to strip the U.S. of its last remaining top-tier credit score, raising fears of America’s rising debt burden. The greenback was last down 0.