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Standard & Poor's, has downgraded America's top-notch AAA

PostPosted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:35 pm
by henrysmedford
Standard & Poor's, has downgraded America's top-notch AAA rating. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14428930

Look out for Sunday!!!!!!!

Re: Standard & Poor's, has downgraded America's top-notch AA

PostPosted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:40 pm
by Thogey
The S is Hing the F.

I have about 50,000 in G backed securities, 200K in RE. and 162K in debt? What do I do now?

I f-in stink!

Re: Standard & Poor's, has downgraded America's top-notch AA

PostPosted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:44 pm
by hobo finds
How would the US punish the S&P for this? Move stocks to other areas?

Re: Standard & Poor's, has downgraded America's top-notch AA

PostPosted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:01 pm
by BamaJoe
Shame they didn't do it yesterday as a birthday present to Obummer.

Re: Standard & Poor's, has downgraded America's top-notch AA

PostPosted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:07 pm
by henrysmedford
Thogey wrote:The S is Hing the F.

I have about 50,000 in G backed securities, 200K in RE. and 162K in debt? What do I do now?

I f-in stink!

From--http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2011/pr11133.html
Agencies Issue Guidance on Federal Debt

Earlier today, Standard & Poor’s rating agency lowered the long-term rating of the U.S. government and federal agencies from AAA to AA+. With regard to this action, the federal banking agencies are providing the following guidance to banks, savings associations, credit unions, and bank and savings and loan holding companies (collectively, banking organizations).

For risk-based capital purposes, the risk weights for Treasury securities and other securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, government agencies, and government-sponsored entities will not change. The treatment of Treasury securities and other securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, government agencies, and government-sponsored entities under other federal banking agency regulations, including, for example, the Federal Reserve Board’s Regulation W, will also be unaffected.

Re: Standard & Poor's, has downgraded America's top-notch AA

PostPosted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:33 pm
by beauanderos
Most pension funds are mandated by their prospectus to only invest in AAA graded debt. So if this plays out, you can expect a MASSIVE divestment of bonds this coming week... and most likely insufficient buyers to prevent a Bond Market meltdown.