tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post449303741372010144..comments2024-03-27T11:18:34.222-03:00Comments on Viable Opposition: United States and Canada - More Pragmatic Debt RatingsA Political Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342345936277964422noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-65327140062126049982012-08-16T16:23:59.600-03:002012-08-16T16:23:59.600-03:00Weiss Ratings is considered to the joke in the ind...Weiss Ratings is considered to the joke in the industry and this shows in how often they have almost gone under and been sold/resold.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-35184769038760141222012-07-24T20:25:05.293-03:002012-07-24T20:25:05.293-03:00So only China & Thailand rate an A. China I c...So only China & Thailand rate an A. China I can understand - but has anyone from Weiss ever been to Thailand? I would guess notAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-53886404614294335302012-02-18T21:29:52.061-04:002012-02-18T21:29:52.061-04:00There's one serious problem here, and that'...There's one serious problem here, and that's a country that issues currency has a zero default risk if its debts are in that currency. Such a country as the US is should have an A rating. Unfortunately it's not widely known that a currency-issuing country has a zero default risk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-86412943909062996452012-01-27T20:50:25.606-04:002012-01-27T20:50:25.606-04:00The Weiss ratings are a joke putting Australia , a...The Weiss ratings are a joke putting Australia , a nation with Govt debt at a mere 20-26% of GDP, an mere one notch above the UK with 75-80% govt debt is being more than a little ignorant. One economy is expanding and tied to the growth of India and China. The other is declining and the financial powerhouse of Europe....oops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-56118885947420214212012-01-27T16:03:51.885-04:002012-01-27T16:03:51.885-04:00Weiss sold the ratings division of its company to ...Weiss sold the ratings division of its company to the website TheStreet in 2006, but bought back the bank and insurance segments in 2010. With the buy back, Weiss continued rating investment options such as exchange-traded funds (ETFs), stocks and mutual funds via The Street.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-79969711054701750132012-01-21T00:21:55.786-04:002012-01-21T00:21:55.786-04:00Weiss Ratings?
Are you a successful (financially)...Weiss Ratings?<br /><br />Are you a successful (financially) subscriber?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-76204195414032247852011-12-21T18:31:12.622-04:002011-12-21T18:31:12.622-04:00Anonymous 5:15
Hey, they are not my ratings but t...Anonymous 5:15<br /><br />Hey, they are not my ratings but those of qualified professionals at Weiss. I'm merely passing along their wisdom. I guess only time will tell whether a grade of C is correct; unfortunately by then, it will all be way, way too late to do anything to fix the problem.A Political Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342345936277964422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-7364397180826415122011-12-21T17:15:18.018-04:002011-12-21T17:15:18.018-04:00You, sir, should set up your own rating agency, an...You, sir, should set up your own rating agency, and see how the investors flock to the US Treasury bills as you grade the US a C. <br /><br />Tool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-52090425671227706592011-12-21T11:53:25.361-04:002011-12-21T11:53:25.361-04:00As always, an educational and eye-opening (scary) ...As always, an educational and eye-opening (scary) review of what's going on in the world. Professionally done. I'm reading.William Quincy Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337095766556949027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-33139896308734488312011-12-20T19:43:05.389-04:002011-12-20T19:43:05.389-04:00I suspect that China's rating is "A"...I suspect that China's rating is "A" because of their massive $3.2 trillion foreign reserves.A Political Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342345936277964422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-14697649872143678792011-12-20T10:08:46.693-04:002011-12-20T10:08:46.693-04:00Very interesting...
... but China with an A ratin...Very interesting...<br /><br />... but China with an A rating similar to Switzerland? Hard to see!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com