Standard & Poor’s menace de dégrader les pays triple A de la zone euro dont la France et l’Allemagne

Infographie : François Descheemaekere

S.&P. Warns Euro Zone of Ratings Downgrades

[The New York Times]

Standard & Poor’s on Monday warned that it might strip the euro zone’s two biggest economies, Germany and France, of their top-notch AAA long-term credit ratings because of the Continent’s economic crisis. The agency also said the ratings of 13 other euro zone countries were vulnerable.
The first reports of the agency’s action, published before the markets closed, led United States Treasuries to rally strongly, the euro to fall and stocks on Wall Street to lose some of their earlier gains.
The action by Standard & Poor’s, which had never before threatened France and Germany’s top ratings, came at the beginning of an important week in Europe, with European Union leaders gathering in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to try to finally stop the crisis.

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