Stocks drop, Treasury yields dip after Fitch downgrades U.S. rating

The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, August 1, 2023. REUTERS/Staff/File photo

U.S. 10-year Treasury yields were down 3 basis points, while credit default swaps, which insure exposure to U.S. Treasuries, were little moved, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data. The U.S. dollar was up just 0.2% against a basket of peers. "It's true that this move by Fitch is somewhat based on outdated data, especially with the trajectory of inflation now at a more favourable gradient," Lund-Yates said.

While investors say the downgrade is unlikely to have a big impact on U.S. Treasuries, which underpin the financial system as an unrivalled global safe asset, it has injected some uncertainty into financial markets and cast renewed attention on the debt metrics of the world's largest economy. Tony Sycamore, an analyst with IG, said that apart from the Fitch move, there had been some disappointing data in the U.S. and China and some weaker-than-expected earnings, so people were taking money off the table.

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