##  [# Moody's Downgrades US Credit Rating; AI vs. ETF Matchup](/sections/podcasts/moodys-downgrades-us-credit-rating-ai-vs-etf-matchup) 

 

# Moody's Downgrades US Credit Rating; AI vs. ETF Matchup

 

 

\- In this new episode of the ETF Pulse podcast, Kristin Myers and Nate Geraci discuss the downgrade of the US credit rating and whether AI will doom the ETF boom.  
\- The hosts also discuss trends in ETF fees and the leader in low fees: Vanguard.



 

 

 

 

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 May 21, 2025

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In this new episode of ETF Pulse, etf.com Editor-in-Chief Kristin Myers and ETF Store President Nate Geraci discuss the impact of the Moody's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating on fixed-income ETFs and whether artificial intelligence is a tailwind or headwind for the ETF space.

The two hosts also discuss the latest trends in ETF fees and discuss the leader in low fees: Vanguard.

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