Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on the state of the international financial system, in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on June 13, 2023.
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday denounced Fitch's decision to downgrade the United States' longstanding credit rating that caused stocks to tumble.
Yellen, who spoke during a visit with Danny Werfel, commissioner of the IRS, called the move "surprising" considering the nation's strong economic recovery from the Covid pandemic.
Fitch cited "expected fiscal deterioration over the next three years," and "repeated debt-limit political standoffs" when it downgraded the nation's rating to AA+ from AAA.
"I strongly disagree with Fitch's decision, and I believe it is entirely unwarranted," Yellen said.
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