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Originally published on Mon January 16, 2012 4:19 am
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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:
European financial markets started this week with a new reality. They had the weekend to absorb news that Standard & Poor's downgraded the credit ratings of nine European countries - including France, which lost its triple-A status. These countries face exposure to financial trouble in Greece, among other places.
We're going to talk about this with Zanny Minton-Beddoes, the economics editor of The Economist and regular guest on our program. Zanny, welcome once again.
ZANNY MINTON-BEDDOES: Hi. Good to be there.
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