Worries over France's credit rating and the strength of its Banks were a key trigger for Wednesday's falls.

对于周三股市的暴跌，人们认为这和法国的信用评级和其银行监管力度有很大关系。

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Esoteric securities backed by these mortgages were grossly mis-valued by the computer models of big Banks and credit rating agencies.

大银行的电脑模式和信用评级机构极其严重地误估了这些靠按揭支撑的非公开证券。

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If its credit rating drops sharply, the banks have the right to revoke the loan—and Wyeth could walk off with a $4.5 billion break-up fee.

如果辉瑞的信用评级急剧下滑，银行有权收回贷款——惠氏公司则可以拿着45亿美元的协议终止费全身而退。

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Apparently undeterred by the continuing difficulties facing some institutions and by the country's lack of an international credit rating foreign banks are eyeing the Nigerian market for bargains.

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It said banks, mortgage companies, investors and credit-rating agencies all share in the blame for creating the crisis.

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For the European banks, Moody's and the other credit rating agencies are seen as grim reapers, going from country to country pronouncing in more-or-less all of them that the banks are less strong than they once were.

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