S&P adds to euro stress with Italy cut

ROME (Reuters) - Standard and Poor's rocked the euro and bond markets on Tuesday with a one-notch cut in Italy's credit rating that added fuel to opposition calls for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to resign and increased pressure on the debt-stressed euro zone.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://mf.feeds.reuters.com/c/871/f/415342/s/1897d3e5/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=S%26P+adds+to+euro+stress+with+Italy+cut&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F20%2Fuk-eurozone-idUKTRE78I4JL20110920%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=S%26P+adds+to+euro+stress+with+Italy+cut&link=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2011%2F09%2F20%2Fuk-eurozone-idUKTRE78I4JL20110920%3FfeedType%3DRSS%26feedName%3DtopNews" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/112923018298/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/1897d3e5/kg/253-264/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/112923018298/u/0/f/415342/c/871/s/1897d3e5/kg/253-264/a2.img" border="0"/></a> [More]

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