tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post7285601941061158235..comments2024-02-22T02:33:21.869+08:00Comments on Another Brick in the Wall: Bought and sold by rating agenciesA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01780035743502972342noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-82197417420140293692013-11-26T23:14:55.974+08:002013-11-26T23:14:55.974+08:00Rating agencies analyse on the past. Analysing lag...Rating agencies analyse on the past. Analysing laggard economic data and is not up-to-date or have forecasting ability.<br /><br />How come EPU Minister does not understand that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-83599028237649710852013-11-26T21:10:55.845+08:002013-11-26T21:10:55.845+08:00Anon 6:04 PM
Ah, yes. And how would you define &q...Anon 6:04 PM<br /><br />Ah, yes. And how would you define "managing the economy properly"? Eliminating the budget deficit? Restructuring the economy to higher value-added productivity? Bringing in FDI that matters instead of any old FDI? <br /><br />And to answer your question - the US still has a triple-A rating. <br /><br />Why does Bank Negara still have US Treasury Bonds in it's portfolio? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-16356337070422985972013-11-26T18:04:37.280+08:002013-11-26T18:04:37.280+08:00Anon 4:31
You are stating the obvious. Just learn...Anon 4:31<br /><br />You are stating the obvious. Just learnt about International Bonds?<br /><br />Manage the economy properly and the ratings will come. Don't manage based on instructions of rating agencies and Wall Streets.<br /><br />Wonder what what is the rating for the world's biggest debtor nation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-58091360517052235702013-11-26T17:13:11.871+08:002013-11-26T17:13:11.871+08:00Salam Bro.,
Your posting should bring the much-nee...Salam Bro.,<br />Your posting should bring the much-needed levelheadedness to AWO and the CON-sultants in najib's stable... focus on the what could/should be done in terms of real economy for the rakyat lah...<br />But then again, I bet they aren't reading this posting...<br /><br />DSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19741162.post-57582598547855060392013-11-26T16:31:05.741+08:002013-11-26T16:31:05.741+08:00Very true.
Yet, when the Malaysian government wan...Very true.<br /><br />Yet, when the Malaysian government wants to sell it's bonds, international purchasers demand ratings of the bonds to be done by the international rating agencies.<br /><br />Can the government flog an unrated sovereign bond to international fund managers and investors?<br /><br />I don't know the answer, but it would be an interesting experiment to carry out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com