Friday, January 25, 2008

A HEADLINE WE WOULD SEE IN A BETTER WORLD

(From Big Picture)

MOODY'S PLACES ITSELF ON NEGATIVE WATCH

Washington - Moody's the ratings agency, has placed itself on negative watch, citing it's horrendous track record at rating just about everything except t-bills.


"We suck. We couldn't spot an investment-grade bond in a box of Confederacy Debentures or Continental Bank CD's." said one source at the agency...


Seriously, though, will the raters pay for their mistakes or were they cost-free? And wouldn't the latter be a "moral hazard"?

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