Bond rating agency Moody's on Wednesday warned that the triple-A rating of U. s. Treasury bonds could be in peril unless the U. s. reduces its federal budget deficit or the economy rebounds.

债券评级机构穆迪上周三警告说，除非美国减少联邦预算赤字或经济出现反弹，否则美国国债的AAA评级可能会有危险。

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Bond markets are nervous: Moody's, a ratings agency, this week put France's AAA rating under surveillance and spreads over German Bunds have widened to 19-year highs.

债券市场也很紧张：评级机构穆迪公司在本周将法国的AAA评级纳入监督之中，并且整个德国国债扩展至19年来的最高点。

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"The merry-go-round will stop, and they are not all going to get financing, " said Eric Thompson, a managing director at Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

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Over the past year, Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. (KBRA) has staked out a claim in the highly-profitable and much-criticized world of credit ratings.

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Even so, Anadarko bond investors, fearing rating agency downgrades, have sold the paper in recent days.

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