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# Credit Ratings

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The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here are nine things to know before you start your day.
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Feb 12th 2013, 8:46 AM
S&P improves outlook for Irish credit rating after prom note deal
Exchanging promissory notes for long-term bonds “should reduce the government’s debt-servicing costs and lower refinancing risk.”
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Feb 11th 2013, 6:46 PM
European Parliament introduces tougher credit rating rules
Parliament voted in favour of the legislation today in a bid to improve the stability of financial markets.
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Jan 16th 2013, 5:06 PM
Eurozone's new bailout fund loses AAA credit rating
The European Stability Mechanism has been downgraded by Moody’s, following a similar drop for France.
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Dec 1st 2012, 12:50 PM
Fitch takes Ireland's credit rating off 'negative' watch list
Ireland’s credit rating is still only BBB+, but Fitch says it’s no longer expecting to downgrade us again.
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Nov 14th 2012, 6:44 PM
Moody's downgrades 15 major banks
Moody’s said the mass downgrade reflected the banks’ ability repay their debts.
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Jun 22nd 2012, 9:39 AM
Fitch: Yes vote removes uncertainty, but return to markets still 'unclear'
The ratings agency says approving the Fiscal Compact removes a risk, but doesn’t guarantee a return to the markets.
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Jun 5th 2012, 8:34 AM
Moody's in mass downgrade of 16 Spanish banks
The ratings agency raised fears over the “creditworthiness” of the country and its ability to support its banks.
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May 18th 2012, 7:51 AM
Fitch downgrades UK outlook to negative
The nation has held onto its AAA rating but has been warned it could lose its top rating if cut-backs are eased.
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Mar 15th 2012, 12:18 PM
Fitch downgrades five eurozone countries - but retains Ireland's rating
Italy, Spain, Belgium, Cyprus and Slovenia have all been downgraded by the American ratings agency.
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Jan 27th 2012, 6:39 PM
Ratings agency may downgrade Ireland - and 5 other eurozone countries
Fitch ratings agency has this evening said it is considering downgrading Ireland, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Slovenia and Cyprus by one or two notches.
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Dec 16th 2011, 6:07 PM
Parent banks of National Irish and ACC downgraded by Fitch
Danske Bank and Rabo Bank are two of five European banks to be downgraded overnight by the ratings agency Fitch.
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Dec 15th 2011, 9:27 AM
Second ratings agency set to downgrade EU member states
Moody’s follows the lead of Standard & Poor’s, complaining about “the absence of measures to stabilise credit markets”.
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Dec 12th 2011, 9:02 AM
S&P downgrades major US banks
The agency’s latest credit ratings downgrades include Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase.
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Nov 30th 2011, 3:04 PM
Germany leading plans for six-country 'elite bonds' - report
A report in the ‘Welt on Sonntag’ newspaper says six AAA-rated countries are contemplating plans for common bonds.
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Nov 28th 2011, 10:01 AM
Moody's cuts Italian credit rating by three notches
The agency cuts its rating of Italy for the first time in two decades – as fears continue over over the viability of the Eurozone.
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Oct 5th 2011, 8:09 AM
Moody's downgrades two French banks
In a widely anticipated move, the credit ratings agency has downgraded Société Générale and Crédit Agricole over fears of the banks’ potential exposure to Greek debt.
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Sep 14th 2011, 10:36 AM
Don't worry: US VP heads to China after criticism over downgrade
China was less than kind about the US’s recent downgrading by Standard & Poor’s.
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Aug 17th 2011, 9:51 AM
How did ratings agencies become so powerful? Trains and recessions, that’s how
In the aftermath of the debt downgrade, people are wondering how S&P and the likes became so powerful. Here’s the answer.
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Aug 13th 2011, 3:35 PM
Column: Amid unnerved stock markets, it’s time to give NAMA a chance
Nick Leeson believes NAMA is a “necessary evil”, but says it’s time to jettison those developers who can’t work with the agency.
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Aug 8th 2011, 8:28 PM
Column: Portugal and Ireland have much in common… and we both need a leg-up
On a visit to Portugal, former trader Nick Leeson finds a country that will find it more difficult to recover than Ireland – and shows that Moody’s got our credit rating dive wrong.
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Jul 25th 2011, 7:00 PM
Rock bottom? Greece gets the lowest credit rating in the world...again
Fitch has given Greece a CCC rating, following on from other credit rating agencies last month.
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Jul 14th 2011, 9:46 AM
Greece's credit rating now the lowest in the world
Standard & Poor’s drops Greece another three notches and says any restructure will be considered a sovereign default.
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Jun 14th 2011, 8:02 AM
Success! Short-term bond auction sees prices drop
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Aug 26th 2010, 1:04 PM
What do Moody's ratings mean anyway?
A bluffer’s guide to credit ratings and their impact.
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Jul 19th 2010, 11:44 AM