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Moody's downgrades top lenders.

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  • Masomnia
    Masomnia Posts: 19,506 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    But you will use the same agencies and people who couldnt even see the bust with it standing right in front of them to prove everything is hunky dory when they release some ramping article?

    Strange analysis.


    I probably have in the past, yes. Don't bother to look up my posts from a year ago, I think I did as regards the Icelandic banks.

    I'll admit my post was a little tongue in cheek, but I do have a serious point, which is something along the lines of: no one really knows what's going on. Everyone in the media and on here will spin the news to fit their own agenda, even if it is subconciously. Good news is ramping, and bad news is doom-mongering; or vice versa, depending on your perspective.

    Let's call the whole thing off :)
    “I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.” - P.G. Wodehouse
  • Masomnia
    Masomnia Posts: 19,506 Forumite
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    Oh, and the English definitely is pretty terrible, 'On a number of building societies and lenders', as if building societies aren't lenders. 'Bank Financial Strength Rating's' Shouldn't have an apostrophe.

    Doesn't inspire confidence.

    And before you find a fault with mine, as I'm sure you will, I'm not paid to write published pieces!
    “I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.” - P.G. Wodehouse
  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    I'm not paid to write published pieces!

    You mean you give us all this for free ?? :eek:
    'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'
  • Masomnia
    Masomnia Posts: 19,506 Forumite
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    purch wrote: »
    You mean you give us all this for free ?? :eek:

    Even cheaper than your sarcy digs :p
    “I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.” - P.G. Wodehouse
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