Fitch puts U.S. AAA rating on negative watch over debt ceiling

• Fitch put the United States' AAA long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating on negative watch, pointing to brinksmanship over the debt ceiling.
• Futures linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped after Fitch issued the warning.
• House Speaker Kevin McCarthy earlier offered hope that his negotiators and the White House's team would reach a deal before next week's expected deadline.

Visitors walk on the plaza at the U.S. Capitol in the midst of ongoing negotiations . . .