hier schon mal ein blick auf die wolken, die wieder am horizont aufziehen. sollte man vielleicht im hinterkopf behalten, natuerlich nicht jetzt deswegen shorten ...
"Another US downgrade within weeks?
Some Wall Street economists say a congressional deficit committee is headed for failure, making a rating cut more likely.
By Kim Peterson on Mon, Oct 24, 2011 1:30 PM
That's what economists at Bank of America Merrill Lynch say in a recent report. And political squabbling will be very much to blame.
The problem lies with the congressional supercommittee charged with coming up with ways to reduce the deficit. The committee is turning out to be anything but super. Members spent most of September in a standoff, The New York Times reports.
"Basically we are going in circles," one member told the newspaper. "Everybody is sitting around sucking their thumb until they get some guidance on what to do."
The committee is trying to find $1.2 trillion in deficit cuts over the next 10 years, and it has until Nov. 23 to do it. Analysts are growing increasingly skeptical that the group can pull it off.
The 'not-so-super' deficit commission is very unlikely to come up with a credible deficit-reduction plan," wrote Ethan Harris, one of the economists at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. "The committee is more divided than the overall Congress."
Credit ratings agencies are all but demanding a decent long-term plan for reducing the deficit. If no plan comes forward, the U.S. could see another downgrade. In August, Standard & Poor's cut its U.S. rating by one notch to AA+ from AAA, sending markets around the world into turmoil. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 5.6% the next trading day.
"The credit rating agencies have strongly suggested that further rating cuts are likely if Congress does not come up with a credible long-run plan," Harris added. "Hence, we expect at least one credit downgrade in late November or early December when the supercommittee crashes."
(money.msn.com)