Here’s a look at Standard & Poor’s long-term debt ratings and outlooks for major countries, as of Aug. 3. Listed…
| Here’s a look at Standard & Poor’s long-term debt ratings and outlooks for major countries, as of Aug. 3. Listed in alphabetical order, from highest to lowest S&P rating. |
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| AUSTRALIA AAA Stable |
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| BRITAIN AAA Stable |
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| CANADA AAA Stable |
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| DENMARK AAA Stable |
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| FINLAND AAA Negative |
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| GERMANY AAA Stable |
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| HONG KONG AAA Stable |
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| NETHERLANDS AAA Negative |
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| NORWAY AAA Stable |
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| SWEDEN AAA Stable |
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| SWITZERLAND AAA Stable |
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| AUSTRIA AA+ Negative |
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| FRANCE AA+ Negative |
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| UNITED STATES AA+ Negative Lowered by one notch on Aug. 5, 2011, S&P’s first downgrade of US debt since it assigned the nation’s AAA rating in 1917 |
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| NEW ZEALAND AA Stable |
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| BELGIUM AA Negative |
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| CHINA AA- Stable |
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| CZECH REPUBLIC AA- Stable |
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| JAPAN AA- Negative |
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| ISRAEL A+ Stable |
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| SLOVENIA A+ Negative |
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| SLOVAK REPUBLIC A Stable |
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| SOUTH KOREA A Stable |
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| MALAYSIA A- Stable |
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| POLAND A- Stable |
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| IRELAND BBB+ Negative |
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| ITALY BBB+ Negative |
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| SPAIN BBB+ Negative |
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| PORTUGAL BB Negative Non-investment grade, or junk |
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| GREECE CCC Stable Non-investment grade, or junk |
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