U.S. likely to lose its AAA credit rating

(Reuters) – The United States will lose its top-notch AAA credit rating from at least one major rating agency, according to a Reuters poll that also found wrangling over the debt ceiling has already damaged the economy.

A small majority of economists — 30 out of 53 — surveyed over the past two days said the United States will lose its AAA credit rating from one of the three big ratings agencies — Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s or Fitch.

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