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1、FitchputsU.S.onnoticefordowngradeRatingagencyFitchputtheU.S.onnoticeTuesdayforapossibledowngrade,withlawmakersstillstrugglingtoresolvethedebtceilingcrisis.FitchstillhastheU.S.ratedAAA,thehighestpossiblegrade,butthecountryisnowonnratingwatchnegative/meaningthatther

2、eisincreasedpossibilityofadowngradeinthenearfuture."AlthoughFitchcontinuestobelievethatthedebtceilingwillberaisedsoon,thepoliticalbrinkmanshipandreducedfinancingflexibilitycouldincreasetheriskofaU.S.default/1theagencysaidinastatement.ATreasuryDepartmentspokesperso

3、nsaidtheannouncement"reflectstheurgencywithwhichCongressshouldacttoremovethethreatofdefaulthangingovertheeconomy.nIfthedebtceilingisn'traisedbyThursday'sdeadline,theTreasuryDepartmentwillnotbeabletoborrowmoneytocoverallitsobligations,whichincludenotonlyinterestpay

4、ments,butalsoSocialSecurity,Medicare,militarypayandmuchmore.It'sunclearexactlywhenFitchwillmakeafinaldecisiononwhethertogothroughwithadowngrade・ShouldtheU.S.missadebtpayment,itwouldimmediatelybedowngradedto"RD"—shortfor"restricteddefault'*―untilthesituationisresol

5、ved・Fitchsaiditwould"takeintoaccountthemanneranddurationoftheagreement."grossdomesticproduct国内生产总值producerpriceindex生产者价格指数housestarts/buidingpermits房屋动工/建房许可报告comsumerpriceindex消费者价格指数GoldFuturesProductSymbolGCVenueCMEGlobex,CMEClearPort,OpenOutcry(NewYork)HoursC

6、MESunday一Friday6:00p.m.(AllTimesGlobex:一5:15p.m.(5:00p.m.-areNewYork4:15p.m.ChicagoTime/ET)Time/CT)witha45-minutebreakeachdaybeginningat5:15p.m.(4:15p.m.CT)CMEClearPort:Sunday一Friday6:00p.m.一5:15p.m.(5:00p.m.一4:15p.m.ChicagoTime/CT)witha45-minutebreakeachdaybeginn

7、ingat5:15p.m.(4:15p.m.CT)OpenOutcry:Monday一Friday8:20a.m.-1:30p.m.(7:20a.m.-12:30p.m.CT)ContractSize100troyouncesPriceQuotationU.S.DollarsandCentspertroyounceMinimumFluctuation$0.10pertroyounceTerminationofTradingTradingterminatesonthethirdlastbusinessdayofthedeli

8、verymonth.ListedContractsTradingisconductedfordeliveryduringthecurrentcalendarmonth;thenexttwocalendarmonths;anyFebruary,April,August,andOctoberfallingw