The White House reportedly tried to get S& P to change its mind about downgrading the outlook for the US before it announced the downgrade, but it was just too late. 据称在标准普尔公布下调美国前景评级前,白宫曾试图让其改变主意,但太晚了。
S& P is under fire from politicians for downgrading the United States from AAA to AA+. 标准普尔由于把美国主权信用评级从AAA调低为AA+而备受政界人士批评。
In downgrading Italy, S& P said it was concerned that the country could be shooting itself in the foot by passing a massive austerity plan last week. 标普调低意大利债信评级时解释称:主要是担心该国上周通过的大规模紧缩计划会“搬起石头砸自己的脚”。
Rating agencies responded by downgrading the company. 评级机构对此的回应则是降低该公司的评级。
But such has been the downgrading of air travel in recent years that food is no longer a given, let alone wine. 不过,近些年航空旅行体验开始逐渐降格,机上食物不再免费,酒就更别提了。
But even it has joined the International Monetary Fund and private sector economists in downgrading the UK's 2011 growth forecasts, to just above 2 per cent, below the rate required to lower unemployment. 但即便是英国预算责任办公室,也与国际货币基金组织(IMF)和私人部门经济学家一样,将英国2011年增长预期调降至略高于2%&低于降低失业率所需的增长率。
Along with downgrading the insurer by one notch on Friday, Fitch reiterated its long-standing concerns with respect to key man 'risk in the form of the company's chairman. 上周五,惠誉在将这家保险公司的评级下调一级的同时重申,它长期以来对该公司董事长这一关键人物'所蕴含的风险表示关注。
The United States had no intention of downgrading its trlations with china. 美国无意轻视与中国的关系。
Their resolve was strengthened by the threat of downgrading by the rating agencies, which would have further undermined investor confidence and growth. 被评级机构降级的风险更是强化了他们的决心,因为降级会进一步破坏投资者信心和经济增长。
The packages have not been sufficient to calm the markets or stop the rot from spreading: 2010 ended with Fitch downgrading Portugal and putting Greece on negative rating watch. 一揽子计划比不足以稳定市场或阻止形式的恶化,因此2010年终的时候,惠誉国际贬低了对葡萄牙评价,并且将希腊列入负面评价。
And what do the collapsing stock markets and the downgrading of the credit rating of the US say about what we see in Britain? 股市暴跌与美国信贷评级下调,跟英国问题又有何关系?
It follows Friday's downgrading of US debt rating by Standard and Poor's. 该承诺紧随标准普尔周五降低美国债务信用评级而做出的。
Emphasising the output of international-level research, she warns, can lead to the downgrading of other activities, such as teaching and social outreach. 她警告说,把重点放在国际级别的研究的成果上可能导致其他活动的倒退,诸如教学和社会拓展。
On that basis, he added, the agencies should begin by downgrading the triple A rating of Britain, which has bigger deficits, more debt, higher inflation, less growth than us and where credit is shrinking. 他补充道,从经济基本面考虑,评级机构应该首先降低英国的3A评级,因为与法国相比,英国有更高的赤字、债务和通胀,更低的增长,且信贷正在萎缩。
Now we face a world economy with weak aggregate demand in the US and Europe, bulging budget deficits, sovereign debt downgrading and consumers unwilling to borrow. 如今,我们面对的是这样的世界经济:美国和欧洲总需求疲弱,预算赤字不断膨胀,主权债务遭到降级,消费者不愿借债。
The downgrading of some of its banks this week was a portent of that. 一些德国银行本周信用评级被下调就预示着这种情况的发生。
If you've been updating from CVS regularly you may wind up downgrading if you go back to the2.0 branch and that may cause you problems. 如果你经常自CVS更新的话,当你返回2.0分支时可能会招致降级现象,这无疑会带来不小的麻烦。
A downgrading of all triple A rated members would have been much easier to deal with politically. Germany is now the only large country left with a triple A rating. 下调欧元区所有AAA级成员国的评级,在政治上会容易应对得多。德国目前成为欧元区唯一一个拥有AAA评级的大国。
So why should the rating agencies be downgrading France and not Britain? 至于评级机构为何要降低法国、而不是英国的评级?
You can destroy a brand by relentlessly downgrading the product and disappointing expectations, but it takes time. 毫无顾忌地降低产品品质,令消费者大失所望,可能会摧毁一个品牌,但这要经过一段时间。
This year many investors have complained that the agencies have been slow to recognise the scale of problems, downgrading periphery debt too late and after debt prices have started to move. 今年,很多投资者抱怨称,这些评级机构未能及时意识到问题的严重性,下调外围国家债务评级的时间太迟是在债券价格开始变动之后。
First came the downgrading of the US credit rating, in effect the downgrading of a nation. 先是美国信用评级被下调,实际上相当于一个国家被降级。
This reduced the resources of funds for mid-and long-term loans as well as downgrading the stability of deposits, but increased the pressure for circulation. 这减少了中长期贷款的资金来源,但是增加了流通的压力。
The IMF is also warning a downgrading in US sovereign debt will have a far-reaching global impact. 国际货币基金组织也提醒,美国主权债务的降级对全球将产生深远的影响。
Credit ratings agencies have warned of a possible downgrading of U. 信用评级机构已经发出可能调低美国债务信用登记的警告。
By downgrading the deal to a joint venture, the two sides hope to overcome the objections. 徐工和凯雷将该笔交易降级为成立一家合资企业,希望以此克服民族主义者的反对意见。
My colleague has adamantly refused, as she sees this as a downgrading of her skills, which she has tried very hard to build to more value-added activities. 我这位同事坚决拒绝了,因为她认为这是贬低她的技能,她一直非常努力地提高自己的技能,来完成附加值更高的工作。
Second, they cannot be seen as taking a schizophrenic view to sovereign debt risks, a hard stance on Europe ( downgrading the one country after another) and a soft on the US. 其次,它们不能对主权债务风险采取“精神分裂式”的看法,对欧洲(下调一个又一个国家的信用评级)采取强硬立场,而对美国则采取温和立场。
But the downgrading of Greece's debt has shifted investors 'focus from whether a debt restructuring was likely to just how costly such a restructuring will be. 但希腊债务评级被调降之后,投资者关注的焦点已从是否可能出现债务重组,转移到了此类重组的代价将有多大上。
Despite US governmental rebuttals of the downgrading, and the Federal Reserve's reassurances, the move is still likely to bring new challenges to the US's already sluggish economic recovery. 尽管美国政府反驳了此次的信用降级,美联储也再次保证,但是此举仍然有可能给复苏缓慢的美国经济带来新的挑战。