Moody's downgraded the United States' sovereign credit rating from Aaa to Aa1 for the first time in more than 100 years, citing concerns over debt levels and fiscal sustainability.
ReadingFamily offices and institutional allocators will begin repricing every Treasury assumption made in the last decade. Bond managers calling this a market overreaction should check Maryland's phone logs.
WatchS&P and Fitch's next moves on US sovereign debt. If either follows, systemic reallocation begins in weeks, not months.