World news about “Credit rating agency” published by euronews.
UK’s AAA in danger warns Fitch Fitch ratings agency has revised its outlook on UK debt down, warning the country that it now has a better than one-in-two chance of losing its triple … 15/03/2012
Rating agencies in the spotlight Arnaud from Brussels asks: “My question for European officials is: how far are we going to let rating agencies dictate how European stock markets are run, and… 09/03/2012
Moody’s threatens UK and French credit ratings Rating agency Moody’s has warned it may cut the coveted triple-A ratings of the United Kingdom, France and Austria. At the same time it downgraded Italy… 14/02/2012
Is investor confidence coming back? It was a week full of interesting insights. After the downgrade of several EU countries by rating agency Standard & Poor’s, all eyes were on the capital… 20/01/2012
S&P downgrades downplayed In the aftermath of the so-called ‘Black Friday’ mass downgrading of eurozone countries, politicians and economists were quick to play down the significance… 17/01/2012
French downgrade jars Germans France’s loss of a triple-A credit rating from one agency has put a nasty scratch in Nicolas Sarkozy’s policy record, less than 100 days from a presidential… 16/01/2012
Fitch downgrades top banks The rating agency Fitch has downgraded a total of seven major banks on both sides of the Atlantic. In Europe the effected lenders are BNP Paribas, Deutsche… 16/12/2011
Moody’s downgrades three French banks Moody’s has downgraded the debt of BNP Paribas, Societe Generale, and Credit Agricole. The ratings agency said that reflects the increasing difficulties the… 09/12/2011
S&P downgrades Belgium’s credit rating Standard and Poors rating agency on Friday cut Belgium’s credit rating from AA+ to AA with a negative outlook. The agency said the move, which was not a… 25/11/2011
Moody’s junks Hungary Hungary has joined Portugal in the credit junkyard after Moody’s downgraded its foreign and local currency bonds to Ba1 from Baa3, ending 15 years of… 25/11/2011
Portugese bonds reach junk status Fitch Ratings has downgraded Portugal’s long term foreign and local currency bonds to BB+ from triple-B, from investment grade to junk. Short term, senior… 24/11/2011
Italy already in recession, says Fitch The efforts of Italy’s new administration to turn around the economy may have come too late to save it from recession, according to ratings agency Fitch. It… 17/11/2011
S&P downgrades France by ‘mistake’ France has ordered an investigation into what it called a “shocking” error by Standard and Poor’s. The credit ratings agency said it accidentally released a… 11/11/2011
Markets ignore Moody’s ratings warningEuropean shares and the euro fell as trading opened after the warning by ratings agency Moody’s that Britain, France and Austria might lose their triple-… 14/02/2012
ECB chief slams credit rating agenciesECB chief Mario Draghi has taken a swipe at credit rating agencies after Standard & Poor’s downgraded the eurozone’s EFSF bailout fund. The move was expected… 16/01/2012
Markets demand better solutions from EU leaders after downgradesIn the age of austerity, investors are calling for EU leaders to come up with a convincing plan to boost economic growth after Friday’s downgrade of nine… 16/01/2012
Sarkozy breaks silence after French downgradeNicolas Sarkozy has called on French people to resist and fight in the face of the crisis, two days after France saw its credit rating downgraded by leading… 15/01/2012
Downgrades put spotlight on euro policymakersStandard & Poor’s mass downgrade of half the countries in the eurozone has put the spotlight not only on those whose credit ratings were cut. The New… 14/01/2012
French downgrade timing is dire for SarkozyThree months from a presidential election, France’s credit rating downgrade is the last thing Nicolas Sarkozy needs. But as his prime minister Francois… 14/01/2012
Eurozone nations hit with credit rating downgradesA mass downgrade of credit ratings across the eurozone has brought left-leaning protesters out onto the streets of Paris. France and Austria have been… 14/01/2012
Downgrade upgrades French electionThe credit rating downgrade may have caused little surprise in France, but it is adding a little spice to the country’s presidential election, just 100 days… 14/01/2012
Ratings agency warns six euro zone countriesItalian Prime Minister Mario Monti said his country must appear ‘united and credible before the markets’ after winning approval for a 30 billion euro… 17/12/2011
Portuguese unions stage general strike over cutsPortugal has been hit by its first general strike in twelve months. Many Portuguese workers oppose austerity measures imposed by the country’s new… 24/11/2011
The EU targets rating agenciesThe European Commission has stepped up its attack on credit rating agencies. Angered by a spate of downgrades on individual member states, Brussels says the… 15/11/2011
