U.K. Stripped of AAA Rating by Moody’s Amid Outlook Weakness – Bloomberg 02-23-13

Salient to Investors: Moody’s said the U.K.’s high and rising debt burden means deterioration in the government’s balance sheet is unlikely to be reversed before 2016, and while the U.K. has considerable structural economic strengths, expected slow growth of the global economy and the reduced speed of debt reduction in the

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Yen Weakens After G-20 Refrains From Censuring Japan – Bloomberg 02-17-13

Salient to Investors: Marc Chandler at Brown Brothers Harriman said G-20 basically said Japan can continue to reflate their economy, so it will continue to pursue aggressive fiscal easing and monetary easing, and just not talk about the currency so much. S&P retained its negative outlook on Japan’s credit rating, pending policy

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