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They parrot anything the Kremlin says...and have since Russia invaded Ukraine.
originally posted by: Chadwickus
a reply to: luciferslight
Puppy dogs and babies.
He's a gem.
"Overall, there are a total of 179 international rating agencies in the world. The world’s three leading agencies — Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch, the so-called Big Three — service 96% of the market of rating services and are the institutes of US financial policy. Financiers believe these agencies are controlled by Rothschild Group," Andrianov told TASS.
"During the global financial and economic crisis, these agencies tarnished their reputation and even the US Department of Justice opened a criminal probe against Standard & Poor’s into the overstated quality of mortgage securities it rated, which was one of the causes for the crisis. The Europeans also express doubts over the objectivity of these agencies," the expert said.