Tuesday, December 06, 2011

Europe Get's Put on CreditWatch - Downgrades Coming


Behold the coming desolation of Europe -
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today placed its long-term sovereign ratings on 15 members of the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU or eurozone) on CreditWatch with negative implications.

We expect to conclude our review of eurozone sovereign ratings as soon as possible following the EU summit scheduled for Dec. 8 and 9, 2011. Depending on the score changes, if any, that our rating committees agree are appropriate for each sovereign, we believe that ratings could be lowered by up to one notch for Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, and Luxembourg, and by up to two notches for the other governments. [THIS MEANS FRANCE]
The Real Effect
Nice top we've gotten here in the markets the last few weeks. Got a seatbelt on? Time to take a plunge dooooooooown!

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