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bobbya — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 18:45:51 GMT

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Original Blog Entry: US Credit Rating Cut by Egan-Jones ... Again

CajunWin4 — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 04:23:48 GMT

Published: Friday, 14 Sep 2012 | 3:43 PM ET

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By: CNBC.com With Reuters

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Ratings firm Egan-Jones cut its credit rating on the U.S. government to AA- from AA, citing its opinion that quantitative easing from the Federal Reserve would hurt the U.S. economy and the country's credit quality.

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The Fed on Thursday said it would pump $40 billion into the U.S. economy each month until it saw a sustained upturn in the weak jobs market. (Read more: Fed's 'QE Infinity' Four Things That Could Go Wrong)

In its downgrade, the firm said that issuing more currency and depressing interest rates through purchasing mortgage-backed securities does little to raise the U.S.'s real gross domestic product, but reduces the value of the dollar.

In turn, this increases the cost of commodities, which will pressure the profitability of businesses and increase the costs of consumers thereby reducing consumer purchasing power, the firm said.

In April, Egan-Jones cuts the U.S. credit rating to AA from AA+ with a negative watch, citing a lack of progress in cutting the mounting federal debt.

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currently rates the United States Aaa, Fitch rates the country AAA, and Standard Poor's rates the country AA-plus. All three of those ratings have a negative outlook.

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