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maxomaiThis is not zesty.
France's rating is AA+, the same rating that S&P assigned the United States after the Tea Party Caucus nearly drove it to default.
Also:
You can see all of S&P's credit ratings for sovereign nations here. Basically, Northern Europe, led by Germany, is doing fine. It's Southern and Eastern Europe that's getting reamed.
The Standard and Poor’s ratings agency today announced a much anticipated rating downgrade for nine European countries.
The agency lowered the long-term ratings on Cyprus, Italy, Portugal and Spain by two notches, and lowered the long-term ratings on Austria, France, Malta, Slovakia and Slovenia by one notch.
France's rating is AA+, the same rating that S&P assigned the United States after the Tea Party Caucus nearly drove it to default.
Also:
Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands’ ratings remain unchanged.
You can see all of S&P's credit ratings for sovereign nations here. Basically, Northern Europe, led by Germany, is doing fine. It's Southern and Eastern Europe that's getting reamed.
