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America’s Credit Rating Helps Make Case for Bitcoin
CoinDesk via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoFitch’s downgrade of U.S. debt this week is a warning to American policymakers and underscores why Bitcoin and other open monetary systems matter, says...
U.S. panic over national debt might mark a culture shift—are Americans becoming more ‘European’...
Fortune via AOL· 1 month agoAs U.S. citizens swiped their credit cards, took on bumper loans, and applied for mega-mortgages...
Another US downgrade might not be as bad as it sounds
Yahoo Finance via AOL· 1 year agoOn August 8, 2011, the first trading day after Standard & Poor’s downgraded the US credit rating for...
Credit Suisse rescue eases crisis fears, First Republic shares dive
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoShares of U.S. lender First Republic tumbled nearly 50% on Monday on fears it will need a second...
New ECB rating agency Scope puts greater weight on euro zone protection mechanisms
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoLONDON (Reuters) -Scope, Europe's first ECB-approved credit ratings agency, promises to put more...
MORNING BID EUROPE-Markets shake off surprise US credit downgrade
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoFitch delivered the markets a doozy of a surprise with an unexpected downgrade of the U.S. government's credit rating, by one notch to AA+ from AAA, citing concerns over governance and U.S. ...
Rate cut hopes fuel bets real estate crisis is easing
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoCommercial property stocks and bonds are rallying as forecasters widely predict the end of a market...
European stocks weaken after U.S. downgrade; risk sentiment hit hard
Investing.com via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoEuropean stock markets traded lower Wednesday, with risk sentiment hit by the surprise downgrade to the U.S.’s top-tier sovereign rating as well as slowing regional growth. At 03:35 ET (07:35 ...
Long-feared corporate debt woes start to hit home
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoThe spectre of rising corporate debt defaults exacerbating a global economic slowdown has for months been largely brushed aside by resilient credit...
Euro zone bond yields edge lower tracking U.S. Treasuries
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoEuro zone government bond yields edged lower on Wednesday, tracking moves in U.S. Treasuries after Fitch downgraded the U.S. government's top credit rating. Fitch's move drew an angry response ...
