Zero Hedge — China Downgrades US Credit Rating From A- To BBB+, Warns US Insolvency Would “Detonate Next Crisis”

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In its latest reminder that China is a (for now) happy holder of some .2 trillion in US Treasurys, Chinese credit rating agency Dagong downgraded US sovereign ratings from A- to BBB+ overnight, citing "deficiencies in US political ecology" and tax cuts that "directly reduce the federal government's sources of debt repayment" weakening the base of the government's debt repayment. Oh, and just to make sure the message is heard loud and clear, the ratings, which are now level with those of Peru, Colombia and Turkmenistan on the Beijing-based agency’s scale of creditworthiness, have also been put on a negative outlook.... The Chinese are sounding as nutty as the Americans.Zero HedgeChina Downgrades US Credit Rating From A- To BBB+, Warns US Insolvency Would "Detonate Next Crisis" Tyler

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