Fitch affirms AAA credit rating for US

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the United States’ credit ratings at “AAA” with a stable outlook, removing the distant danger that it might downgrade the world’s largest economy.

The action resolves the negative watch that Fitch had placed on the United States back in October, when political wrangling over the debt ceiling had raised the risk of default.

“Fitch’s sensitivity analysis does not currently anticipate developments with a material likelihood, individually or collectively, of leading to a rating downgrade,” it said in a statement.