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  • Turkey gains investment grading from Moody’s

    Turkey’s economy has been given a boost with an upgrade by the Moody’s ratings agency. Shares rose in Istanbul on Friday and the country’s cost of… 17/05/2013

  • Fiat boss warns of rough road ahead

    The head of the car giant Fiat has warned that the European motor industry is facing an outlook that is far from rosy. Sergio Marchionne said car sales have… 12/10/2012

  • Moody’s concerned over Germany

    A gloomy week for Germany: For the first time it faced a negative judgement by a rating agency. Does this mean the crisis has finally reached Berlin? We put… 27/07/2012

  • Moody’s negative on Germany

    Europe’s debt crisis is starting to cast wider shadows as the rating agency Moody’s changed its outlook for Germany from stable to negative – a first move… 24/07/2012

  • Moody’s downgrades Dutch and Belgian banks

    Ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded five Dutch banking groups including ING, Rabobank, and ABN AMRO, and Belgium’s biggest bank and insurer KBC Group… 15/06/2012

  • Spain’s yields break seven percent barrier

    Spain’s borrowing costs have shattered euro-era records. The yield on 10-year bonds hit 7 percent on Thursday morning. The move comes after ratings agency… 14/06/2012

  • Moody’s cuts German, Austrian banks on euro risks

    Moody’s has cut the ratings of six German banking groups and Austria’s three largest banks. While noting the relative strength of the German and Austrian… 06/06/2012

  • Downgrade increases Italian banks’ woes

    Italian banks have suffered another blow with a mass downgrade by rating agency Moody’s. They were already struggling with shrinking demand and soaring bad… 15/05/2012

  • Greek bond swap bring new downgrade

    Greek lawmakers are pushing forward with a raft of measures demanded by eurozone states in exchange for the 130 billion euro rescue. Meanwhile, the Fitch… 22/02/2012

  • Déjà vu all over again…

    Markets basically spent the past week waiting for some action on Greece. Eventually, nothing was forthcoming. Well, we’ve seen that before. There was… 17/02/2012

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Moody’s downgrades Spain’s regions

    Moody’s credit agency appears to have Spain in its sights. Only one day after delivering a sovereign downgrade to the country it has now cut the debt ratings… 20/10/2011

  • UK stripped of AAA credit rating

    The UK has lost its triple AAA credit-rating for the first time ever after ratings agency Moody’s decided on a downgrade. Demoting Britain by one notch… 23/02/2013

  • Cyprus credit rating downgraded

    Warning it could still make a bigger cut, credit ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded Cyprus by three notches. The island has gone from B3 to Caa3 with a… 11/01/2013

  • France dismisses Moody’s credit rating cut

    The ratings agency Moody’s has warned that it will cut French credit-worthiness again if the government fails to implement the reforms it has promised. The… 20/11/2012

  • France is stripped of its prized triple AAA rating

    The credit ratings agency Moody’s has stripped France of its prized triple A rating, cutting it by one notch to AA1. The agency said an uncertain fiscal… 20/11/2012

  • Standard and Poor’s downgrade Spain’s rating

    Spain’s credit rating has been downgraded to BBB-minus – in other words, just above junk status. Standard and Poor’s say the country’s deepening economic… 11/10/2012

  • The holidays are over and Moody’s looks negatively to Europe

    Credit rating agency Moody’s has lowered the European Union’s long-term issuer rating outlook from stable to negative, reflecting the weakening outlooks of… 04/09/2012

  • Italy’s economy dealt another tough blow

    Italy’s economic outlook is moving from bad to worse according to ratings agency, Moody’s. It has downgraded 13 Italian banks, three days after cutting the… 17/07/2012

  • Moody’s downgrades Italian banks

    Moody’s has cut the credit ratings of a string of Italian banks. They include Intesa SanPaolo and Unicredit, who were downgraded from A3 to Baa2 – matching… 17/07/2012

  • Italy easily sells bonds despite ratings downgrade

    The Italian government has shown that it is still able to borrow money at affordable rates of interest, despite getting a further thumbs down from the Moody’s… 13/07/2012

  • Moodys downgrades Italy bonds

    Moody’s cut the ratings of Italian government bonds on Thursday and said the country faced growing funding problems. The downgrade from A3 to Baa2 came hours… 13/07/2012

  • London businesses fear Olympics losses

    After years of preparation, London is in the starting blocks for the Olympic Games which begin in three weeks’ time. The British capital’s already world… 06/07/2012

  • Moody’s downgrades Spain’s banks

    The ratings agency Moody’s has cut the credit rating on 28 of Spain’s 33 banks by between one to four notches. The downgrade follows a cut of Spain’s… 26/06/2012

  • Spanish government appeals for calm over banking crisis

    As Spain battles to get its banks back into the black, the country’s government is appealing for calm. Madrid has had its sovereign debt rating cut by the… 14/06/2012

  • Spain’s sovereign debt rating cut by Moody’s

    Spain’s sovereign debt rating has been cut by three notches, to just above ‘junk’ levels. The move, by rating agency Moody’s, comes four days after eurozone… 14/06/2012

  • Spain stumbles in wake of downgrade

    It has got harder for Spain to pay its way following Thursday’s double whammy of bad news in the financial sector. Sixteen banks have been downgraded by… 18/05/2012

  • Moody’s cuts ratings on 16 Spanish banks

    Ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded the credit ratings of 16 Spanish banks amid continued concern over bad debts in the country’s banking sector. The… 18/05/2012

  • Moody’s downgrades Greece after debt swap

    The credit agency Moody’s has cut Greece’s rating again because it says there’s still a risk of a default despite the recent debt deal with private… 03/03/2012

  • Markets ignore Moody’s ratings warning

    European 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

  • Shares steady after S&P downgrades

    It was choppy session for European stock markets on the first trading day after Friday’s mass downgrade by Standard & Poor’s of credit ratings for nine of the… 16/01/2012

  • Ratings agency warns six euro zone countries

    Italian 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

  • Moody’s issues fresh warning over euro

    Credit ratings agency Moody’s has delivered a fresh warning over the plight of the euro. It says it will re-examine the debt level of eurozone countries in… 12/12/2011

  • Pressure on Brussels amid new debt crisis warnings

    Hours after EU and US officials met to discuss how to fight the European debt crisis, euro zone finance ministers will today attempt to boost their… 29/11/2011

  • OECD says eurozone already in recession

    The tills will be ringing less loudly this Christmas, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. It is the first international… 28/11/2011

  • Moody’s issues alert for euro zone nations

    More gloomy news for the euro zone, with a warning from the rating agency Moody’s. It says the debt crisis is threatening the credit worthiness of all… 28/11/2011

  • France handed financial warning

    Moody’s has put France in the economic firing line. The credit rating agency has warned a rise on government debt and weaker growth prospects could be… 21/11/2011


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