UK - Credit ratings prospect: Negative

Britain could be stripped of AAA credit rating within a year

Ed Balls warns of '1930s mistake' after Moody's move

With Osborne determined to stick to his policy of austerity after the decision by the Moody's rating agency to cut the UK's outlook to negative, the Treasury is relying heavily on the Bank to boost the economy with its £325bn policy of quantitative easing.

More on UK inflation falls as shops discount and VAT hike falls out

Bi kịch hạ bậc tín nhiệm

S&P’s Ratings Horror Show

A good summary/introduction on Guardian:

There's a good piece on the Wall Street Journal tonight, explaining the four things to watch out when/if S&P's announcement is released.

• Who is and isn't downgraded will be crucial.
• The outlooks attached to the ratings will set the tone for trading.
• While much of the focus has been on France, the country most at risk from a downgrade is Italy
• While the S&P action will remove some uncertainty, it is only the first agency to move.


Đường nào cũng về La Mã:

David Riley, Fitch's head of global sovereign ratings, speaking in London, said Italy was on the "frontline" of the mounting eurozone debt crisis. "The future of the euro will be decided at the gates of Rome," he said.

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Announcement of S&P France loses AAA rating as euro governments downgraded

What will be will be.

"It's not ratings agencies that decide French policy."

Full statement from S&P on Telegraph

Credit ratings in August

Credit ratings

Credit rating game

US AAA Rating Downgrade: The Important Detail

Đằng sau chuyện Mỹ bị hạ bậc xếp hạng tín dụng

Tại sao S&P quyết tâm hạ xếp hạng tín dụng của Mỹ?

S&P đáp trả chính phủ Mỹ bằng đe dọa tiếp tục hạ xếp hạng tín dụng

The revenge of rating agencies - quite good

More criticism on credit rating agencies

Giám đốc S&P mất chức vì Mỹ?

SEC - Rating agencies report 2010

Just the Facts: S&P's $2 Trillion Mistake

A New Law for The Bond Rating Industry