Moody’s upgrades its credit rating on the Republic to A1
Ratings agency expects Government’s debt burden to keep declining
Depfa is ‘structurally lossmaking’ agencies say ahead of sale
Revenue of Irish-based German bank insufficient to cover costs, Moody’s and S&P note
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Irish insurers set to record ‘significant’ losses in 2017, says S&P
Structural changes mean losses for Irish insurance market despite low economic risk
ESB finance arm profits from foreign currency gains
Income dropped by 7.8% due to a dip in expenses on loans and borrowing
Zuma dices with junk status for South Africa to bolster political hold
President’s decision to sack finance minister could have dire economic consequences
Standard&Poor’s retains positive view of Irish banks despite Brexit
Rating agency affirms its positive outlook for both AIB and Bank of Ireland
Ratings agency criticises failure to restructure public spending
Standard & Poor’s assessment highlights failure to reform health and social spending
Aircraft leasing giant SMBC set to issue bonds
Chief executive Peter Barrett suggests fears about the Chinese economy may be overdone
Standard &Poor’s raises Greece rating by two notches
The agency argued the risk of Athens defaulting on its private debt is “no longer inevitable” over the next six months to 12 months
Social housing provider assigned BBB rating by S&P
Safe Haven seeking to purchase 400 homes and lease them
S&P raises rating for Permanent TSB, citing capital raising project
Agency following similar upgrade from Moody’s
Focus turns to Moody’s after S&P agrees $1.4bn settlement on subprime ratings
Federal prosecutors interviewed Moody’s officials but it is unclear if long-running inquiry will result in lawsuit
Fitch restores A grade to Irish economy
Noonan says upgrade reflects ‘significant progress’ made in repairing country
Ireland’s debt position needs to “dramatically” change to regain AAA rating
S&P also says banks have to ‘significantly improve’ capital positions before re-rating likely
Irish borrowing costs at record low after S&P upgrade
Yields on Irish benchmark 10-year bonds at 2.39 per cent after S&P raised Ireland’s debt rating
EU watchdog censures S&P for French rating cut error
Agency incorrectly announced a cut in France’s debt, compounding investor fears during crisis
Lufthansa gains altitude from Moody’s
Rating agency gives German carrier a boost by upgrading its view of the company
S&P upgrades Spain by one notch, Fitch raises Greece to ‘B’
Ratings agency cites Spain’s better economic prospects as reason behind ratings boost
Smurfit Kappa welcomes S&P upgrade
Improved credit rating a reflection of group’s transition from a leveraged company to a corporate credit
S&P cuts rating on Netherlands but upbeat on Spain
S&P says Dutch decision due to a worsening of growth prospects
S&P cuts France’s credit rating by one notch
Ratings agency says government reforms will not substantially raise growth prospects
S&P expects bank repossessions of buy-to-let properties to rise
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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