Didn't we lose this about a decade ago during the 2013 government shut down where the Republicans were threatening to miss payments and we got knocked down to AA-? I was wondering if we ever got it back to AAA.
There are three ratings agencies and the other two downgraded but not Moody's (until now)
Was gonna say, I thought this already happened last year...
Not to be overly pedantic but there are more than 3. It's just 3 that are commonly used in asset management (S&P, Moody's, Fitch). Others include Morningstar DBRS (Dominion Bond Rating Services - rates primary Canadian debt issuers). Kroll is another one (used to be Duff & Phelps).