USA. Credit rating downgrade.

[melias shoes]

Prepare for market meltdown.
This could be worse than the banks collapse .
Discuss

 

[CAPTAIN GREALISH]

Prepare for market meltdown.
This could be worse than the banks collapse .
Discuss

today i dont give a shit .TODAY is all about my football club

 

[salty seagull]

Not today, worry about this tomorrow if you must but today is all about one thing only!

 

[Bozza]

If they ask to borrow a fiver off me in the pub today, I'll be telling them to do one.

 

[salty seagull]

snap!! Ha HA!! SSSSEEEEEAAAAGGGGUUUULLLLLLSSSS!!!!

 

[Deleted User X18H]

The Whitehouse want Standard and Poor to immediatly review their decision.

I think that might happen.

 

[Beach Hut]

Basically USA is totally debt ridden and this is an inevitable consequence of their current financial plight.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Splendid timing by Standard and Poor

 

[beorhthelm]

done after hours, with weekend to reflect and digest. modest impact in the near term. big signal to US they insulated from the world in the longer term.

 

[Uncle C]

It was S&P that gave AAA ratings to all the crap investment packages that caused the problems initially. I think its time to start rating the rating agencies.

 

[Billy the Fish]

What a crap name for a finance company. Why not call it Exceptional and Wealthy

 

[Hunting 784561]

The Chinese are demanding that the US reduces both it's military and social welfare spending.

Blimey. There was a time when no one told the Yanks what to do - all that has now changed.

It seems were in a bit of a mess, doesn't it ?

Never mind - Harveys and goals at the Amex this afternoon.

SEAGULLS !!!

 

[vegster]

The next time Air Force One touches down with Obama at Heathrow we should ask for the landing fees in cash upfront. Either that or we will accept payment in the form of cartons of Marlboro.

 

[£1.99]

This really is the begining of the end !