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# downgraded - Saturday 1 December, 2012

The 9 at 9: Saturday

Good morning! Here’s the nine things you need to know as you kick off your weekend.

# downgraded - Tuesday 20 November, 2012

From Business ETC Markets

European stock markets waver after France loses AAA rating

European markets have all recorded modest gains, apparently in expectation of a deal to lend Greece the cash it needs.

# downgraded - Tuesday 26 June, 2012

From Business ETC Downgraded

Moody’s downgrades 28 Spanish banks over debt concerns

Banks downgraded last night include one of the eurozone’s biggest – Banco Santander.

# downgraded - Wednesday 13 June, 2012

From Business ETC Spain

Downgraded: Moody’s slashes Spain’s credit rating

The downgrade comes on foot of an agreement reached at the weekend to bailout Spain’s troubled banking system.

# downgraded - Thursday 7 June, 2012

From Business ETC Spain

Downgraded: Spain’s credit rating slashed by Fitch with negative outlook

The cost of bailing out Spain’s banks could be as high as €100 billion, the ratings agency warned as it forecast a recession for the rest of this year and next.

# downgraded - Tuesday 14 February, 2012

From Business ETC Downgrade

Interest rates plunge as Italy raises €6 billion in new auction

What downgrade? Italy flogs billions in 12-year bonds with interest rates falling dramatically on a similar bond last month.

# downgraded - Monday 13 February, 2012

From Business ETC Downgraded

Two ratings agencies downgrade Spanish banks

Fitch cut the ratings on four of Spain’s financial institutions – while S&P downgraded 15.

# downgraded - Friday 6 January, 2012

From Business ETC Downgraded

Fitch ratings agency downgrades Hungary to junk status

The agency also said there was a more than 50 per cent chance of another downgrade within two years.

# downgraded - Wednesday 30 November, 2011

From Business ETC Banks

S&P downgrades major US banks

The agency’s latest credit ratings downgrades include Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase.

# downgraded - Friday 25 November, 2011

From Business ETC Downgraded

More bad news for Belgium with credit rating downgrade

On top of its lack-of-a-government woes, Belgium’s credit rating has just been downgraded with a negative outlook…

# downgraded - Friday 14 October, 2011

The 9 at 9: Friday

Nine things to know this morning…

From Business ETC Spain

Spain’s credit rating downgraded by Standard and Poor’s

It cut its long-term rating to “AA-” from “AA.” The outlook on the rating is “negative.”

# downgraded - Tuesday 23 August, 2011

From Business ETC Power Struggle

S&P boss steps down, weeks after unprecedented US downgrade

Deven Sharma, the president of Standard & Poor’s, will step down within a month after facing criticism for lowering the US’s rating.

# downgraded - Saturday 6 August, 2011

The 9 at 9: Saturday

Everything you need to know by 9am including bad news for the US; Gaybo for the Áras; a hero security guard; and the end of Facebook spam?

From Business ETC Downgraded

Downgraded: US loses AAA credit rating for the first time ever

Standard & Poor’s decision makes it the first time the US’ credit rating has fallen below the highest level, AAA, which it has held since 1917.

# downgraded - Tuesday 5 July, 2011

From Business ETC Downgraded

Moody’s downgrades Portugal to junk

Fears of a second bailout mean the outlook on Portuguese debt isn’t so good…

# downgraded - Thursday 9 December, 2010

From Business ETC Downgraded

Ireland’s credit rating slashed by three grades to BBB+

We are now just two levels above Greece as Fitch downgrade us for the cost of supporting banking system.

# downgraded - Saturday 27 November, 2010

Anglo Irish Bank credit rating downgraded to junk

More bad news for Irish banks with latest round of credit downgrades.

The 9 at 9: Saturday

Nine things you really need to know by 9am: the big chill; pushing for a bailout deal; and the Limerick community which helped a mother keep her home by collecting €22k.

# downgraded - Wednesday 24 November, 2010

From Business ETC Downgraded

S&P downgrades Ireland over growing debt to prop up banks

The rating agency says the EU/IMF loan averted an even deeper downgrade.