In this article ANF Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTFitch Ratings in New York, United States. Cem Ozdel | Anadolu Agency | Getty Imageswatch now"The ratings are basically a slow-moving signal," he told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe" on Thursday. Hentov was part of the Standard & Poor's team that famously downgraded the U.S. government's credit rating in 2011, citing political polarization after a prolonged and fraught squabble in Washington over raising the debt ceiling. In May of this year, another standoff between the White House and opposition Republicans over raising the U.S. debt limit once again pushed the world's largest economy to the brink of defaulting on its bills, before President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck a last-minute deal. Asked if the U.S. was likely to regain its "risk-free" AAA rating from Fitch anytime soon, Hentov responded with a flat "no."

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Persons: Cem Ozdel, CNBC's, Hentov, Joe Biden, Kevin McCarthy Organizations: Anadolu Agency, Getty, White House, Fitch Locations: New York, United States, U.S, Washington