RE:Fitch downgrades the US ratingYes, it should. It could drive rates on US debt higher. Higher rates are generally negative for gold, but the reason for higher rates is the real issue and that is positive for gold. As the debt increases, US treasuries become higher risk which is compensated for by highr rates. At some point sovereign debt becomes a debt spiral and this 2027 projection of a $44 Trillion national debt is ominious:
U.S. National Debt Clock 2027 (usdebtclock.org)