Fitch lowers issuer default rating for USG
Fitch Ratings said Monday it has lowered its issuer default rating for USG Corp. a notch to ``B-'' from ``B'' and retained its negative rating outlook for the building materials manufacturer.
In its report on the US financial polices at home and abroad issued on the 22nd, the agency Fitch Ratings again threatened to lower the US credit rating in a year or two.