Thankfully, some nations like Germany and France have been extremely resilient on the brink of an economic downturn in the distressed continent and have primarily saved the block from falling apart. However, this trait took a severe blow on the 19 th of November as credit rating agency Moody's Investor Services, downgraded the sovereign rating of one of the largest economies from the Eurozone—France (see Do Country ETFs Really Provide Diversification? ).