Is There a Zero Probability Risk of Default?

In 2011, when S&P downgraded US credit quality from AAA to AA plus, there was still a flight to safety trade. But if you want truth, go to the credit default swap markets and realize that Canada is actually trading much closer to a single A credit than the U.S., he says. "There's a lot of other countries that will fail before the USA treasury fails"

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