Or are ratings agencies simply taking on too much power?

Where do I go to find out who rates the rating agencies?

The rating agencies don't seem to have heard about that.

A couple of ratings agencies have already made that clear.

As for the ratings agencies: since when have they been right about anything?

They also played down the significance of the rating agency's move.

We do need to look at our rating agencies, but please remember that they have not got everything wrong.

I have no idea how the rating agencies make their decisions.

As a result, solid work from the rating agencies has never been needed more.

This crisis could not have happened without the rating agencies.