Fitch Ratings Agency issued a warning to the United States about a possible lowering of its sovereign credit rating, Reuters reported. 

This will happen if the country's debt reaches its maximum value amid the suspension of the government’s work, the source noted referring to Fitch.

“If this shutdown continues to March 1 and the debt ceiling becomes a problem several months later, we may need to start thinking about the policy framework, the inability to pass a budget... and whether all of that is consistent with triple-A,” Fitch’s global head of sovereign ratings James McCormack said on Wednesday.