Skip to content
DIGITIZE YOUR POLICY

Moody's Was Right to Downgrade the US Treasury | InFi #91

June 6, 2025

Moody's Was Right to Downgrade the US Treasury
2025-06-06  • 47 min
Moody's Was Right to Downgrade the US Treasury
InFi: The Future of Finance
Play

Bob explains what happened with the recent Moody's downgrade of US Treasury bonds, summarizes the precarious US fiscal position, and then critiques the argument that Uncle Sam can't possibly default.

Related:

- https://content.infineo.ai/articles/the-fiscal-context-for-the-moodys-downgrade-of-uncle-sam

-  https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/moodys-downgrades-us-aa1-rating-2025-05-16 

- https://www.heritage.org/markets-and-finance/commentary/the-united-states-debt

 - https://ratings.moodys.com/ratings-news/443154

- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61187 

Newsletter from our Chief Economist

Enter your email on the right to receive the infineo newsletter from our Chief Economist, Dr. Robert P. Murphy, & keep up to date with other infineo communications.