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Why the Moody’s Downgrade of France Doesn’t Matter

Posted: November 20, 2012 at 10:36 am

The big news might have read "MOODY'S DOWNGRADES FRANCE" had it not been for the Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) debacle this morning. The reality is that the downgrade just does not matter. ...
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France Cuts 2012 Outlook, Yet No Recession Predicted (EWQ, ALU)

Posted: January 30, 2012 at 12:29 pm

France is following trends of the IMF and other ratings agencies and cutting its growth targets for 2012.  The nation's prime minister has now lowered France's 2012 growth forecast to ...
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S&P Lives Up To Downgrades Of France, Austria, Italy, Spain, & Portugal

Posted: January 13, 2012 at 5:22 pm

Standard & Poor's managed to live up to the rumor mill's expectations on this Friday the 13th.  S&P has now formally downgraded several European nations' sovereign credit ratings. France and ...
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S&P European Downgrades Driving Home (EWQ, EWG, EWO, ALU)

Posted: January 13, 2012 at 10:38 am

The rumors that Standard & Poor's is set to downgrade certain European nations after the close is putting pressure on financial markets this Friday.  Is it fitting that it is ...
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Reality Check… Will S&P or Moody’s Downgrade France First?

Posted: November 21, 2011 at 11:05 am

We have already seen the woes around the United States losing its prized "AAA" rating and then the attention focused elsewhere.  The question became, who are the weakest Triple-A ratings ...
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