S&P's Puts Spanish Sovereign Debt On Ratings Watch Negative
bond+spreads+2.png - Spain yesterday became the third euro zone country within a week to be warned by rating agency Standard & Poor's that its credit rating (currently the highest - AAA) is under threat from the deterioration in public finances being produced by the government's attempt to support the banking system and put [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 15:12:32
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Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
Chugging along towards a bailout. After multiple false starts, sources say an auto bailout could be unveiled today that would see General Motors ( ... through their credit arms, GMAC (GKM) and Chrysler Financial. Yes We Can (fix the economy)! President ... potentially lowering General Electric's (GE) AAA credit rating, sending shares down 8.2%. The [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 12:18:35
Ainda o “downgrade” da S&P (5)
Bloomberg Spain may struggle to sell 1.8 billion euros ($2.4 billion) ... . Standard & Poor’s said Jan. 12 it may lower Spain’s AAA credit rating. “There is a clear risk ... of bonds as the prospect of a credit downgrade and a flood of new issues by European governments [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 09:54:11
S&P: United States Safe... In Near Term
The good news: Currently, 17 of the 124 sovereigns we rate have 'AAA' long-term ratings and stable outlooks. These include close G7 peers, such as Canada, France, and Germany. We believe the U.S.'s key credit strengths include: -- A high-income, highly diversified economy, with unusually flexible labor and product markets. -- The unique advantages associated with the U.S. dollar's preeminent role as the world's most used currency (see "Despite Pressures, The U.S. [more...]
Date: 2009-06-17 18:07:00
Spain sees risk of debt downgrade, Fitch holds AAA
MADRID, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Spain's Economy Minister acknowledged a risk on Tuesday that major rating agencies might downgrade the country from its "AAA" credit status, although Fitch said it was holding its top-notch rating on the debt. Spain ... departed from a bullish government line to tell reporters: "It's a risk. Obviously in the case [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 08:27:28
Totally Disconnected: US Government Risk, Ratings, Bonds and Equities
As part of his seemingly ongoing program to remove systemic risks within the financial and corporate matrix, ... ; Poor’s reiterated its “AAA” rating for the United States, credit default swaps spreads for 10-year [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 06:52:43
Moody’s Techniques Deeply Flawed – Analyst Blog
Moody’s allegedly hastened the credit crisis earlier in the decade by assigning top ratings to mortgage-backed securities that deteriorated later. Moreover, it is being probed by regulators worldwide, with several ongoing reviews in Europe for rating a European debt product, constant proportion debt obligations (CPDOs), at a higher-than-merited AAA. According to the Wall Street Journal , Eric Kolchinsky a former analyst with Moody's Corp. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-28 14:34:15
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