- Fitch Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating, Citing GOP-Driven Congressional Clowning Over Debt Limit (nytimes.com)Market rout after US credit downgrade (theguardian.com)
- Default on U.S. Debt Risks ‘Permanently’ Denting Nation’s Credit Rating (nytimes.com)Press fail: newspaper reporting of looming debt ceiling crisis fell horribly short (mediamatters.org)