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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Fitch says may place US rating on watch negative

SINGAPORE: Ratings agency Fitch said on Tuesday it would place the U.S. credit rating on watch negative if its debt ceiling is not raised by August 2, when the US Treasury has warned that it may not be able to borrow more.

"If we reach the second of August without a lifting of the debt ceiling, Fitch would assign a rating watch negative to the US sovereign ratings," Andrew Colquhoun , head of Asia-Pacific sovereign ratings with Fitch, said at a conference.