# Moody’s: Government shutdown could hurt America’s top credit rating

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/moodys-government-shutdown-could-hurt-americas-top-credit-rating/
- Published: 2023-09-26T10:00:58-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image caption: Potential government shutdown could further strain U.S. consumers, businesses. Source: CNN. Article by Alicia Wallace. CNN: Business &#8211; September 25, 2023. Minneapolis {CNN) — The United States’ credit rating could come under pressure if the government shuts down, Moody’s Investors Service cautioned Monday. A shutdown would be “credit negative” for the US sovereign, according to a Moody’s note. “While government debt service payments would not be impacted and a short-lived shutdown would be unlikely to disrupt the economy, it [&#8230;] Click here to view original web page at www.cnn.com
