The contrast is striking. Three weeks ago, when Standard & Poor’s dared to opine that the United States of America’s creditworthiness was not what it used to be, investors went into paroxysms. On Wednesday, Moody’s made a similar observation about Japan; the market reaction was imperceptible. The Nikkei stock index closed a mere 1 per cent lower (Hong Kong stocks closed down 2 per cent), while Japanese government bonds barely twitched.
这种反差堪称惊人。3周前，当标准普尔(S&P)竟敢宣布美利坚合众国的信用可靠性不如以前时，投资者大为恐慌。周三，穆迪(Moody’s)对日本作出了类似的观察结论，但市场看不出有什么反应。日经指数收盘仅下跌1%（香港股市当日收盘下跌2%），而日本国债几乎未受任何影响。
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