# Moody's

All time

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

3.0k

Dec 22nd 2011, 4:47 PM

1 in 10 Irish mortgages are in arrears

At the same time, one-fifth of all mortgage holders are believed to be having difficulties in meeting mortgage repayments.

2.1k

Dec 22nd 2011, 3:21 PM

# Credit Rating

Moody's downgrades Belgium's debt by 2 notches

Moody’s already rates Ireland’s bonds as junk – but now says that that outlook for Belgium is “negative”.

2.8k

Dec 16th 2011, 11:44 PM

# Growth

Ireland's economic growth forecast to hit just 1 per cent next year

Moody’s says that the fragility of the state’s economic recovery coupled with recent eurozone pressures mean growth won’t hit the govt target for 2012.

2.0k

Dec 13th 2011, 9:56 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you should know this morning…

3.8k

Dec 13th 2011, 8:33 AM

# Credit Ratings

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”.

1.2k

Dec 12th 2011, 9:02 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you should know by 9am…

4.2k

Dec 12th 2011, 8:31 AM

# Downgrade

Three top French banks downgraded by Moody's

The ratings agency says the ongoing euro crisis means the eurozone is a “fragile operating environment for European banks” at the moment.

1.1k

Dec 9th 2011, 12:56 PM

# Eurozone

'The situation in the euro area is rapidly deteriorating,' says OECD

Fresh warnings over health of the eurozone as the OECD and Moody’s voice concerns over continuing spread of debt contagion.

3.8k

Nov 28th 2011, 7:12 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things to know by 9am: More details on Budget 2012 pain, Archbishop denies media “anti-Catholic bias”, good news from BoI, and the end of Janet’s X Factor odyssey

4.8k

Nov 28th 2011, 8:36 AM

# Eurozone

Credit ratings of ALL European nations under threat, warns Moody's

The ratings agency said “multiple defaults” are now a possibility, and that more than one country could be forced to leave the euro.

1.8k

Nov 28th 2011, 7:24 AM

# Debt Crisis

Moody's downgrades Spain's credit rating

European leaders are feeling the pressure today as Spain becomes the latest country to experience a credit rating downgrade.

269

Oct 19th 2011, 8:45 AM

# France

Moody's warns on France's credit rating

The agency says it may put France’s Aaa rating on negative outlook in the coming months over a weakening in the government’s financial position.

502

Oct 18th 2011, 9:30 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…

1.9k

Oct 18th 2011, 8:29 AM

# Downgrade

UK and Portuguese banks downgraded by Moody’s

Twelve banks in the UK and nine in Portugal have been downgraded after Moody’s reassessed the financial institutions’ support environment.

506

Oct 7th 2011, 1:00 PM

# Italy

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.

262

Oct 5th 2011, 8:09 AM

# France

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.

Sep 14th 2011, 10:36 AM

# 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.

1.3k

Aug 13th 2011, 3:35 PM

# Downgraded

Downgraded: US loses AAA credit rating for the first time ever

Standard & Poor’s decision makes it the first time the US’ credit rating has fallen below the highest level, AAA, which it has held since 1917.

1.1k

Aug 6th 2011, 7:22 AM

# US Debt

Obama and Boehner spar over mounting US debt crisis

The US president has called for a “balanced approach” to the crisis, but the House Speaker says Obama cannot have a “blank cheque” for it.

174

Jul 26th 2011, 8:21 AM

Voices

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.

579

Jul 25th 2011, 7:00 PM

# Greece

Greek debt rating cut as Moody's warns of default

The likelihood of a Greek debt default “is virtually 100 per cent”, according to the atings agency.

302

Jul 25th 2011, 11:21 AM

# 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.

308

Jul 14th 2011, 9:46 AM

# USA

Obama walks out of budget talks with Republicans

The US president told Republicans ‘enough is enough’ over the debt ceiling, while the rating agency Moody’s has threatened to review the USA’s AAA rating.

439

Jul 14th 2011, 7:07 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.

587

Jul 13th 2011, 3:10 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Who do you believe… Moody’s or Michael Noonan?

The credit rating agency says Ireland will probably need a second bailout, while the Department of Finance says the economic plan is on track. Who to believe?…

3.8k

Jul 13th 2011, 10:55 AM

# Bondwatch

Irish bond prices rocket - again - on 'junk' downgrade

If Ireland borrowed for two years, it would have to pay 18.6 per cent interest – 14 times what Germany would.

693

Jul 13th 2011, 10:33 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…

2.9k

Jul 13th 2011, 8:22 AM

# Junk

Department of Finance 'disappointed' by Ireland's junk status

Moody’s decision to downgrade appears to indicate we’ll need a second bailout.

439

Jul 13th 2011, 7:08 AM

# Moody's

Moody's downgrades Ireland to 'junk'

The credit rating agency has downgraded Ireland just one week after Portugal.

3.0k

Jul 12th 2011, 8:42 PM

# Moody's

Ireland could be next to face 'junk' status after Portugal - report

Portugal’s credit rating being downgraded to junk status by Moody’s yesterday could pose a “contagion risk” for Ireland, say experts.

533

Jul 6th 2011, 5:28 PM

# Beratings

EU Commission criticises ratings agencies

Commission President Barroso suggests market “bias” against European countries because of agencies’ reports.

209

Jul 6th 2011, 2:17 PM

# Downgraded

Moody's downgrades Portugal to junk

Fears of a second bailout mean the outlook on Portuguese debt isn’t so good…

464

Jul 5th 2011, 7:36 PM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Friday

In your evening wrap-up: Does the DAA chief deserve a bonus? How is Ireland so good at boxing? And shouldn’t they have called the movie The Anti-Social Network?

1.1k

Jun 24th 2011, 8:03 PM

# Anger Management

Ratings agency gets Moody on Anglo... again

Unguaranteed bonds in Anglo and Irish Nationwide now lie eight notches below the junk threshold.

298

Jun 24th 2011, 2:03 PM

# Arrears

Jump in Irish mortgage arrears - Moody's

Some 60,000 homeowners are now three or more months behind on their repayments.

250

Jun 15th 2011, 8:16 PM

# US Debt

Credit ratings agency Moody's warns of possible US downgrade

Warning comes as US government and Treasury struggle to reach agreement over increasing the country’s debt limit.

493

Jun 2nd 2011, 9:56 PM

# Greece

Greece close to securing the next €12bn tranche of bailout funds

Following reports suggesting the IMF may not approve the next installment of funds for Greece, Germany has moved to ensure the market that the EU/IMF will continue to back the bailout plan.

219

Jun 2nd 2011, 8:10 AM