reaction in the dollarwould likely be limited should a downgrade occur.
Fitch Ratings said the agreement to raise the U.S.borrowing capacity means the risk of a sovereign default is"extremely low" and commensurate with a AAA rating.
Bill Gross, co-chief investment officer at PacificInvestment Management Co in Newport Beach, California
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"This agreement
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The growth implications of the budget deal also do not bodewell for the U.S. currency, fund managers said.
"It's going to slow down economic growth. It also brings infuture uncertainty because we don't know how much is going tobe done and what regulations will be enacted," Mellon Capital'sXiong said. "The uncertainty is causing everybody to postponetheir consumption and spending."
And steps to reclaim a top-notch rating would also drag ongrowth
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But if the markets are starting to price in "globalrecessionary concern," the dollar could actually rally asTreasuries get a flight to quality bid
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The euro EUR= was last down 0.3 percent at $1.4202 afterslumping to $1.4151
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The dollar slipped 0.1 percent to 77.13 JPY=. It was notfar from a four-month low of 76.29 yen hit on Monday on EBS,just shy of its trough of 76.25 set in March which triggeredcoordinated intervention by major central banks.
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