France loses its credit rating?

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In view of financial difficulties in the Eurozone Standard & Poor's announced decrease of the France's AAA credit rating on Thursday. The announcement was made when the difference between French and German cost of borrowing reached the highest level. German bonds were 1.79% and French bonds were 3.36%. However, today S&P claimed that France still has triple A credit rating. The reason for error is being investigated.

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