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The article discusses the issue of creditworthiness of the U.S. government which resulted in rise of treasury securities as of 2011. Topics discussed include creditworthiness as a major issue for rating companies, decline in Standard & Poor's 500, stock market index, and rise in interest rates. Also investigated is its effect on Long bond yields.

The article focuses on a decision of Standard and Poor's Financial Services LLC (S&P) to downgrade the debt of the U.S. Department of Treasury from AAA to AA+, as of April 2014. Topics include a reference of the article "Investors Downgrade S&P, Buy Treasuries" in the periodical "Bloomberg" on the upgradation of U.S. securities by S&P, the response of the Congressmen on the decision of S&P and sovereign credit ratings by S&P.

The article focuses on an investigation by American political economist Robert Reich concerning low credit ratings of the U.S. Treasuries by credit rating company Standard & Poor's. Topics discussed include impact of the financial crisis on the strength of the U.S. economy, aspects of managing unemployment insurance, and efforts of the U.S. government to provide employment opportunities and to generate more tax revenue.

The article discusses the consideration of the U.S. investment banks among the world's safest banks during the financial crises in the U.S. as of October 2013. Topics discussed include spreading up of the financial swap agreement credit default swap (CDS), list of the top U.S. banks like Wells Fargo & Co., U.S. Bancorp and Northern Trust Corp. and the position gained by European banks among the top 10 safest bank.

The article discusses the free speech for ratings agencies including Moody's Corp., and Standard and Poor's Financial Services LLC. Topics discussed include that Federal Judge, Shira Scheindlin has allowed a lawsuit over a structured finance deal, agencies are paid by issuers which gives them the appearance of commercial speech, and rating agencies participated in a dialogue with banks when structured securities were created.

The article focuses on a report by the business periodical "Financial Times" which revealed that financial services companies Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs have developed systems to integrate their hedge funds lending commitments to the value of their credit default swaps (CDS). It states the impact of an increase in the CDS insurance on the companies' commitment. It also mentions the provision of a high level of transparency in its operations.