08/16/2011
Fear of the Executioners
The Sinister Power of the Rating Agencies
By Michaela Schiessl, Christoph Schult and Thomas Schulz
REUTERS
As the debt crisis worsens, governments fear the rating agencies, which have the power of life and death over whole economies. The Big Three helped to cause the 2008 financial crisis and are now accused of worsening the euro zone's woes. But a look behind the scenes shows that there are few alternatives to the mighty agencies.
The man who will decide on the financial health of entire countries this summer wears dark suits and square wire-rimmed glasses. He has graying hair, but his face is youthful. He speaks in a sonorous baritone tinged with a southern German accent. Yes, this ratings guru is from Germany....
the full article via.. spiegel.de
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