http://finance.yahoo.com/news/p-may-cut-france-rating-010448688.html;_ylt=AhAmBQn_vCgHWjwM1sQjgKWiuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTQ0bmd2OHIwBG1pdANGaW5hbmNlIEZQIFRvcCBTdG9yeSBSaWdodARwa2cDMDQxM2NmNTUtNmUxOS0zODRiLThkZDktYWJmNjBkMGEzN2NhBHBvcwMyBHNlYwN0b3Bfc3RvcnkEdmVyAzExZjBjOGIwLTFhNjQtMTFlMS05ZGZlLWNkMzkyYTgxNmQ1YQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTFvdnRqYzJoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3PARIS (Reuters) - Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's could change its outlook on France's triple-A credit rating to negative within the next 10 days, a French newspaper reported on Monday, citing sources, the latest signal that France's top-tier status is at risk.
An S&P spokesperson in Paris said the agency did not comment on rumors. A spokesman in Melbourne earlier also declined to comment on the report, which if true would signal a heightened risk of a downgrade in the weeks ahead.
"It could happen within a week, perhaps 10 days," La Tribune quoted a diplomatic source as saying of a change to the outlook.
The economic and financial daily said S&P -- which cut Belgium's credit rating to double-A from double-A-plus on Friday -- had planned to make its announcement on France the same day but postponed it for unknown reasons.
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