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# Fitch

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# Thumbs up
Two out of three ain't bad: another ratings agency gives Ireland an A
The move should spark even more interest in our government debt.
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Aug 15th 2014, 10:45 PM
# Crimea
Fitch downgrades Russia rating as EU adds sanctions to 12 more people
The agency says investors will be reluctant to lend to Russia during the current crisis.
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Mar 21st 2014, 6:44 AM
# Mortgage Arrears Crisis
Debt write offs for some, but up to 27,000 homes could be repossessed
A new report says that 40 per cent of mortgages will begin to re-perform next year.
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Dec 17th 2013, 8:13 AM
# Ireland
Repossession of Irish homes to rise - but as 'a last resort'
Fitch Ratings said that the rate is to rise following the introduction of the Personal Insolvency Act, amongst other changes.
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Aug 7th 2013, 8:45 AM
# Mortgages
House prices could fall another 20 per cent, warns Fitch
The ratings agency says a large housing oversupply, combined with growing mortgage arrears, will keep prices down.
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Jan 9th 2013, 8:09 AM
# Credit Ratings
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
# Italy
Italian prosecutor files charges against ratings agencies
The lawyer has brought charges against Standard & Poor’s and Fitch ratings agencies for downgrading Italy’s credit rating and helping to fuel the euro crisis.
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Nov 12th 2012, 1:21 PM
# Abercrombie and Freezing
Have you seen these men? Topless Abercrombie and Fitch 'hotties' hit Dublin
Male models are topless on the streets of Dublin city centre, right now!
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Oct 26th 2012, 10:53 AM
# Moody's
Moody's downgrades Italy by two notches
The credit rating agency has downgraded the third largest eurozone economy just hours ahead of its latest bond sale.
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Jul 13th 2012, 9:14 AM
# 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.
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Jun 7th 2012, 8:28 PM
# Bond Markets
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
# Explainer
After the global financial crisis, why are rating agencies still trusted?
Credit rating agencies were widely criticised in the aftermath of the financial crisis in 2008 but they continue to hold huge sway when it comes to sovereign ratings. Now the EU is looking to curb that influence. TheJournal.ie investigates…
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Apr 6th 2012, 8:00 AM
# Credit Ratings
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
# yes really
Fitch ratings agency upgrades Greece
The move follows a crucial bond swap with private creditors by Greece at the weekend, which knocked over €100 billion off the country’s national debt.
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Mar 13th 2012, 7:00 PM
# Uh-Oh
Fitch: 'Highly likely' that Greece will default soon
The ratings agency has downgraded Greece just one day after EU leaders agreed on a €130 billion bailout deal for the country.
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Feb 22nd 2012, 12:35 PM
# Downgraded
Two ratings agencies downgrade Spanish banks
Fitch cut the ratings on four of Spain’s financial institutions – while S&P downgraded 15.
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Feb 13th 2012, 8:27 PM
# Eurozone
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
# 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.
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Jan 6th 2012, 3:25 PM
# eurocrisis
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
# Credit Ratings
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
# Fitch
Fitch: We're not going to remove the US's AAA rating
Fitch and Moody’s say they’ll be letting Standard & Poor’s go on a solo run – with two of the three agencies refusing to downgrade.
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Aug 16th 2011, 3:52 PM
# Ratings Agency
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
# Cyprus
Under-fire Cyprus 'will probably need a bailout' - Fitch
Economic struggler Cyprus’s rating is cut by two notches, though it’s still well above the ‘junk’ threshold for the time being.
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Aug 10th 2011, 7:11 PM
# New low
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
# Junk
European Commission slams "incomprehensible" Moody's downgrade
Jose Manuel Barroso’s spokesman says the Commission can’t understand why Moody’s is taking such a dim view.
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Jul 13th 2011, 3:10 PM
# Junk
Department of Finance 'disappointed' by Ireland's junk status
Moody’s decision to downgrade appears to indicate we’ll need a second bailout.
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Jul 13th 2011, 7:08 AM
# 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.
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Dec 9th 2010, 12:58 PM
# Bond Markets
Fitch downgrade hits cost of borrowing - yet again
Agency worries about banking costs. Agency downgrades rating. Price of borrowing rises. Repeat ad nauseum.
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Oct 6th 2010, 4:52 PM
# Credit Rating
Fitch downgrades Ireland, sets outlook to negative
The agency points to the cost of the Anglo bailout to explain the downgrade.
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Oct 6th 2010, 12:53 PM
# Bond Markets
Our new economic kindred spirit: Portugal
The cost to Portugal of borrowing money over 10-years also touched 6.5% yesterday, and they’re auctioning on Thursday.
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Sep 21st 2010, 9:16 AM