http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/23644/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/moodys-disputes-warnings-about-shutdown-and-debt-ceiling <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> As administration and media warn of economic doom, Moody’s says US credit rating safe. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/mike-ciandella">Mike Ciandella</a> </div> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr">Since the government shut down on Oct. 1, the Obama administration and many in the news media have hyped its danger to the economy and the financial markets. Obama himself told Wall Street to be<a href="http://mrc.org/articles/cnbc-outs-obamas-strategy-scaring-market-0"> concerned</a>. But a prominent credit ratings agency disagreed.</p><div class='signature'><p>— Mike Ciandella is Research Analyst at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/@mikeciandella" target="_blank">Follow Mike Ciandella on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/moodys-disputes-warnings-about-shutdown-and-debt-ceiling" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Business Economy Government Media Politics credit rating debt ceiling economic threat Economics government shutdown Mark Zandi Moody's Analytics Moody's Corporation Moody's investor services shutdown Wall Street Fri, 11 Oct 2013 16:19:40 +0000 julia.seymour 44702 at http://archive2.mrc.org