Trump's election defeat will support the US credit rating

Scope Ratings said Democrats winning control of both chambers of Congress and President Donald Trump accepting the election results would support the U.S. sovereign credit rating, following the midterm elections. The agency framed the outcome as reducing political risk around contested results, a factor it weighs alongside the country's fiscal trajectory. The assessment matters because Scope is one of the rating firms whose views feed into investor perceptions of U.S. creditworthiness, though it did not announce a rating or outlook change. What to watch next is whether the divided government produces budget deals or another standoff over the debt ceiling, and whether other major agencies echo Scope's view.