{
  "id": 11543936,
  "title": "USA: Scope confirms US credit rating – But high government debt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/usa-scope-bestatigt-us-bonitatsnote-aber-hohe-staatsverschuldung",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-02T22:23:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/konjunktur/usa-scope-bestaetigt-usbonitaetsnote-aber-hohe-staatsverschuldung/100259422.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Scope, the European rating agency, has confirmed the United States' creditworthiness with a good rating of \"AA-\" and a stable outlook. The US economy continues to benefit from its enormous economic power and the role of the US dollar as a global reserve currency, but faces challenges such as a deterioration in public finances, increasing political polarization, and medium-term risks to financial stability. The US has not had the top rating \"AAA\" from the three major US rating agencies for some time, with Fitch downgrading it in 2023 and Moody's in 2025. Scope expects the US debt-to-GDP ratio to rise to 7.8% this year and 144% by 2031.",
  "summary": "The rating agency Scope grades the USA with \"AA-\" and a stable outlook. At the same time, it warns of rising government debt, political risks and risks to financial stability.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}