Fitch Affirms Triple-A Rating for U.S.
September 19, 2014 at 16:57 PM EDT
Fitch Ratings Inc. affirmed its Triple-A rating for the U.S., citing the nation's "unparalleled financing flexibility as the issuer of the world's pre-eminent reserve currency and benchmark fixed-income asset, and as home to the world's deepest and most liquid capital markets."