But S&amp;P’s downgrade was a poor decision, taken at the wrong time. If America’s debts had truly become less trustworthy, they would have been even more dubious before the agreement reached on August 2 by Congress and President Barack Obama to raise the government’s debt ceiling.
此外，降级将迫使美国财政部提高新债利率，这也能使中国获利。但标普给美国国债降级是个糟糕的决策，选择的时机不对。如果美国国债真的已不如过去那样信誉卓著，那么在8月2日奥巴马总统和国会就提高政府债务上限问题达成一致的时候，美国国债应该更加值得怀疑。