Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies earlier than the Home Monetary Providers Committee on the state of the worldwide monetary system, within the Rayburn Home Workplace Constructing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on June 13, 2023.
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WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday denounced Fitch’s decision to downgrade the US’ longstanding credit standing that precipitated shares to tumble.
Yellen, who spoke throughout a go to with Danny Werfel, commissioner of the IRS, referred to as the transfer “stunning” contemplating the nation’s sturdy financial restoration from the Covid pandemic.
Fitch cited “anticipated fiscal deterioration over the following three years,” and “repeated debt-limit political standoffs” when it downgraded the nation’s score to AA+ from AAA.
“I strongly disagree with Fitch’s determination, and I consider it’s fully unwarranted,” Yellen mentioned. “Its flawed evaluation is predicated on outdated information and fails to mirror enhancements throughout a spread of indicators, together with these associated to governance, that we have seen over the previous two and a half years.”
Yellen touted current sturdy U.S. financial numbers, with greater than 13 million new jobs since January 2021, a near-historically low 3.6% unemployment fee and a month-to-month decline in general annual inflation for the final yr.
CNBC has reached out to Fitch for touch upon Yellen’s remarks.
“On the finish of the day, Fitch’s determination doesn’t change what all of us already know: that Treasury securities stay the world’s preeminent secure and liquid asset, and that the American economic system is basically sturdy,” Yellen added.
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