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Transcripts For CNBC Squawk 20240704

Leading the s p this morning after their results. The cfo joins us this hour for an exclusive big news of the morning, fitch downgrading u. S. Longterm credit to aa plus to aaa it is the second downgrade ever by a major agency after s p back in 2011. Joining us first this morning on cnbc, the interview with the man behind that call, Fitch Ratings richard frances. Great to have you with us. Thanks for the time. Thank you i would love to know, sort of, your some color on the timing and the thinking behind the call now as some have pointed out, some of your quantitative models have been on the mend the last six months or so yeah, i mean, honestly, this is a steady deterioration that weve seen in some of the key metrics for the United States for a number of years. In 2007, general Government Debt was less than 60 . And now it ....

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