Chinese rating agency strips Western nations of AAA status

Yes, this is self-serving on China's part, and I do not trust their accounting or economic statistics. But they do have a point in that the rating agencies hand out triple-A's these days the way schools put stars on every kid's forehead so they don't feel bad. But not everyone can be a winnah, can they?

I don't see "ideological bias in favor of the west" per se behind the grossly inflatied ratings. I think its just economic and poltiical pressure/expediency.

Chinese rating agency strips Western nations of AAA status

China's leading credit rating agency has stripped America, Britain, Germany and France of their AAA ratings, accusing Anglo-Saxon competitors of ideological bias in favour of the West.

Dagong Global Credit Rating Co used its first foray into sovereign debt to paint a revolutionary picture of creditworthiness around the world, giving much greater weight to "wealth creating capacity" and foreign reserves than Fitch, Standard & Poor's, or Moody's.

The US falls to AA, while Britain and France slither down to AA-. Belgium, Spain, Italy are ranked at A- along with Malaysia.

Meanwhile, China rises to AA+ with Germany, the Netherlands and Canada, reflecting its €2.4 trillion (£2 trillion) reserves and a blistering growth rate of 8pc to 10pc a year.

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I certainly believe China is more credit-worthy than the US. Their ratings seems to be based on mathematics more than on politics. The US will be junk status a few years down the road. China on the other hand most likely will not be junk status.

A debt/GDP ratio of 100% indicates a possible bankruptcy ahead. There is almost no doubt the US will be hitting that 100% number in a year or two... currently at about 93%. The official debt/GDP of China is a mere 20% to 25%. Even though the real number could easily be twice that I don't believe given the attitude of China towards debt that it is anywhere close to that of the USA.

I think Japan will bankrupt before anybody else does. And when I say bankrupt I mean they run out of money and have to dramatically cut government services due to not having money for them. If Japan's rates go up 0.5% they are instantly toast. And chances are that will happen. This is what inevitably happens when you have a system based on voting to take away other people's money without their permission.

A little late on the topic OP ..search first please.


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Originally posted by awakentired
A little late on the topic OP ..search first please.


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Beyond that, I always took the stance that: "what does it matter how many threads are posted on a topic or who started them, as long as the information is on the table?" I guess some people have other ideas.

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Sorry, my ignorance of terms. I was only giving a heads up ..no offense intended brother.