Moody’s upgrades its credit rating on the Republic to A1
Ratings agency expects Government’s debt burden to keep declining
Ratings agency expects Government’s debt burden to keep declining
Revenue of Irish-based German bank insufficient to cover costs, Moody’s and S&P note
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Structural changes mean losses for Irish insurance market despite low economic risk
Income dropped by 7.8% due to a dip in expenses on loans and borrowing
President’s decision to sack finance minister could have dire economic consequences
Rating agency affirms its positive outlook for both AIB and Bank of Ireland
Standard & Poor’s assessment highlights failure to reform health and social spending
Chief executive Peter Barrett suggests fears about the Chinese economy may be overdone
The agency argued the risk of Athens defaulting on its private debt is “no longer inevitable” over the next six months to 12 months
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Agency following similar upgrade from Moody’s
Federal prosecutors interviewed Moody’s officials but it is unclear if long-running inquiry will result in lawsuit
Noonan says upgrade reflects ‘significant progress’ made in repairing country
S&P also says banks have to ‘significantly improve’ capital positions before re-rating likely
Yields on Irish benchmark 10-year bonds at 2.39 per cent after S&P raised Ireland’s debt rating
Agency incorrectly announced a cut in France’s debt, compounding investor fears during crisis
Rating agency gives German carrier a boost by upgrading its view of the company
Ratings agency cites Spain’s better economic prospects as reason behind ratings boost
Improved credit rating a reflection of group’s transition from a leveraged company to a corporate credit
S&P says Dutch decision due to a worsening of growth prospects
Ratings agency says government reforms will not substantially raise growth prospects
Ratings agency expects Irish banks to ramp up the rate of repossessions of buy-to-let properties for those in arrears with their mortgages and, as a result, doesn’t expect some of our biggest banks to return to profitability until 2015.
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