S&P says 50-50 chance of U.S. downgrade

Started by Reuters, Jul 22, 2011, 03:02 AM

Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's reiterated on Thursday it sees a real risk that future U.S. government deficits may meaningfully miss discussed targets and that there is a 50-50 chance the U.S. AAA credit rating could be cut within three months, perhaps as soon as August.