be on the downgrade

基本解釋

He used to be a first-rate workman, but he has been on the downgrade for some while now.
他過(guò)去是第一流的工匠，可是近一段時(shí)間退步了。
On the basis of the S&P downgrade and the CDS spreads, it would be tempting to conclude that Ukraine has enormous sovereign debts that it will struggle to pay this year.
基於標(biāo)普的降級(jí)擧措以及儅前CDS溢價(jià)水平，這或許指出烏尅蘭需要今年償還的國(guó)債槼模龐大，而且償還將會(huì)十分艱難。
Moody’s also placed Greece’s Ba1 bond ratings on review for a possible downgrade, citing heightened concerns about whether the country will be able to reduce its debt to “sustainable levels”.
穆迪把希臘Ba1的本幣和外幣主權(quán)評(píng)級(jí)列入可能下調(diào)的名單，認(rèn)爲(wèi)外界對(duì)希臘能否把債務(wù)減少到穩(wěn)定水平的擔(dān)憂情緒有所加劇。

An increase in the pace of diversification away from a weak dollar, in light of the recent downgrade and political impasse on fiscal policies, could be a drag on the economy.
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It could lead to the loss of jobs, primarily, because as the US credit rating goes from AAA to AA — which would be the most likely downgrade — credit default swaps, or insurance on bonds, would increase for corporate bond issuers.
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The longer-term effects are driven primarily by whether other countries, like China did recently, also downgrade the US. In that case, the biggest impact should be through the effect on the dollar as a reserve currency.
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