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Markets Unfazed By Moody's US Downgrade 

Tim Waterer, Chief Market Analyst, KCM Trade

19-May-25 07:00

Markets Unfazed By Moody's US Downgrade 

Moody's became the last of three ratings agencies to downgrade US sovereign credit due to concerns over the growing national debt. How might this affect the appetite for US equities? We discuss the outlook with Tim Waterer of KCM Trade.

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