Key points: S&P affirms US AA+

FXStreet (Bali) - Following news that S&P has affirmed the US at AA+, with outlook stable, Reuters is expanding on the story, summarizing the key headlines.

Additional headlines - Reuters

S&P - US 'aa+/a-1+' ratings affirmed; outlook remains stable

S&P - credit strengths of US include diversified, resilient economy, extensive economic policy flexibility

S&P - credit strengths of US include its status as issuer of the world's leading reserve currency

S&P - "we expect us general government debt to rise toward the end of the decade"

S&P - high level of general government debt as well as a lack of political cohesion among main parties in congress constrain u.s. ratings

S&P - contingent liabilities associated with the nonbank financial sector,contribute to the burden on us public finances

S&P - US outlook remains stable, reflecting view "there is less than a one-in-three chance that we will change the rating in the next two years"

S&P - despite the decline in shale energy investment caused by lower global oil prices, we expect continued revival in us manufacturing

S&P - expect that the inherent economic and policy strengths of the u.s. will continue to be juxtaposed against an absence of political cohesion

S&P - expect US growth of 2.4% this year, similar to 2014, after a contraction in the first quarter of 2015, owing mostly to temporary factors

S&P - over the next several years, expect u.s. real gdp growth of just below 3 percent

S&P - US banking system has bolstered its financial strength more through raising capital than deleveraging

S&P - "prospects for ongoing shale gas and oil production could turn the US from a net energy importer to potentially a net energy exporter"

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