Long-term reputation of US markets appears intact despite high-stakes budget fight

It's going to take a lot more political bungling to do any permanent damage to America's reputation or wreck its financial markets.

http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Business/2013-10-17/article-3433119/Long-term-reputation-of-US-markets-appears-intact-despite-high-stakes-budget-fight/1