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05584 Re: Downgrade is meaningless
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killthecat   ALEA   08 Aug 2011
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killthecat   ALEA   08 Aug 2011
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Re: Downgrade is meaningless

By: Cactus Flower in ALEA
Mon, 08 Aug 11 5:01 PM
Msg. 05582 of 54959
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So in a crisis, what do folks flock to?

Why, US Treasuries, of course.

What does that tell you about the status of US debt?

That it remains the safest haven available.

And what is it that is causing the crisis?

The downgrade of the rating of US debt.

Does anyone else see a small flaw in the logic of this chain of events?

Of course US debt remains relatively the most secure form available. The market is telling us this is so as the yield diminishes.

This is so woefully silly and will end - inevitably - with S&P's rating by the markets lowered. The irony will out.