ARTICLES RELATING TO MOODY'S

SA favours growth over investors

2013-03-11 17:07

South Africa is focusing on boosting economic growth and reducing inequality rather than cutting spending to appease investors, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.

Britain clings to austerity

2013-02-24 13:00

British finance minister George Osborne insists that he will not abandon his deficit-cutting drive after Moody's stripped the country of its coveted triple-A debt rating.

Moody's praises Cape Town's finances

2012-12-13 08:04

Rating agency Moody’s has praised the City of Cape Town’s good budgetary results and liquidity position in its annual credit report on the city.

Trouble ahead for SA banks, warns Moody's

2012-12-05 11:55

Moody's has warned that banks are over-exposed to recently downgraded government securities, which make up over 150% of capital at the largest banks.

Nigeria makes credit ratings debut

2012-11-07 17:19

Nigeria, Kenya and Zambia have received their first sovereign ratings from Moody's, handily beating Greece in the creditworthiness stakes.

Moody's downgrades SA's big 5 banks

2012-10-04 07:59

Ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded SA’s five biggest banks' foreign deposit ratings due to the revision of the country's foreign currency deposit ceiling.

Joburg downgraded

2012-10-02 18:14

Credit ratings agency Moody's has downgraded several municipalities, including Johannesburg, following its downgrade of South African sovereign debt.

Moody's downgrade 'premature'

2012-09-28 16:11

Moody's downgrading of SA's credit rating is premature but not unexpected, analysts have said.

Moody's withdraws Drakenstein rating

2012-08-17 18:12

Ratings Agency Moody's has withdrawn Drakenstein Municipality's A3.za rating, the second largest economic region of the Western Cape.

Barclays gets Moody's debt downgrade

2012-07-05 09:48

Moody's has downgraded the debt rating outlook of Absa parent, Barclays', citing the resignations of senior executives in the wake of a rate-rigging scandal.

Moody's downgrades YPF

2012-06-13 08:26

Moody's has downgraded its rating for Argentina's oil company YPF another notch, a month after Buenos Aires seized control of the country's largest oil firm.

Moody's threatens 17 banks with downgrade

2012-02-16 10:37

Rating agency Moody's says it may cut the credit ratings of 17 global and 114 European financial institutions with exposure to the eurozone debt crisis.

Moody's cuts Hungary to "junk"

2011-11-25 09:45

Moody's has slashed Hungary's government bond rating to "junk", citing high debt levels, weak growth prospects and uncertainty about its ability to meet fiscal goals.

Sarb to discuss concerns with Moody's

2011-11-15 14:15

Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus will talk to rating agency Moody’s about the bank's concerns over the country, after SA's rating outlook was lowered.

Credit rating: Eskom, Transnet feel it too

2011-11-13 13:18

Moody's downgrading of South Africa’s sovereign debt outlook has caused a chain reaction rippling through to Eskom and Transnet.

Treasury disagrees with Moody's appraisal

2011-11-09 19:39

The National Treasury says it is disappointed by Moody's downgrade of SA's rating outlook and disagrees with its assessment of political risks in SA.

Treasury downplays Moody's downgrade

2011-11-09 17:03

The Treasury says the rating agency's concerns about political strife in the ANC affecting state spending is overdone and that SA is committed to fiscal sustainability.

Moody’s puts SA rating on negative watch

2011-11-09 12:06

Rating agency Moody's says it is concerned about strife in the ANC and pressure on the government to spend more as it downgraded the outlook on SA's rating.

Moody's changes SA outlook to negative

2011-11-09 10:53

Rating agency Moody's warns the ANC's commitment to low budget deficits and current debt targets could be undermined by pressure from its alliance partners.

Asian markets slump on eurozone fears

2011-10-18 07:33

Asian markets have tumbled after ratings agency Moody's warned France it may lower its credit rating, while Germany cast doubt on a plan to fix the eurozone's debt crisis.

Japan in focus after US downgrade

2011-08-12 12:29

Heavily indebted Japan is being eyed as investors speculate on which country will follow S&P's rating downgrade of the US.

IMF slams EU handling of crisis

2011-07-14 18:08

An IMF official says the EU's response to the eurozone debt crisis has been insufficient and infighting on how to deal with it is putting Ireland under pressure.

 

Concern despite ratings negative budget

2013-02-27 21:28

While the Budget Speech does not justify further credit rating cuts, it also will not allay the concerns of ratings agencies sufficiently, an analyst warns.

Moody’s downgrades SA banks

2012-12-05 17:00

Moody's credit rating agency has lowered its outlook for South African banks' to "negative" from "stable".

Moody's strips France of triple-A rating

2012-11-20 11:23

Moody's has downgraded France's sovereign rating, citing the country's uncertain fiscal outlook as a result of "deteriorating economic prospects".

Ratings agencies reined in

2012-11-04 10:04

Legislators have approved new laws to regulate credit ratings companies, and to ensure that they become more accountable and transparent.

Eskom 'notes' Moody's downgrade

2012-10-04 07:43

Electricity utility Eskom has acknowledged the downgrade in its credit rating by Moody's, and says it reflects the problems facing the company.

Moody's cuts Eskom, Telkom ratings

2012-10-02 07:38

Credit agency Moody's has cut its rating for Eskom, Telkom and 12 municipalities, following a similar downgrade of SA last week.

Treasury unmoved by ratings downgrade

2012-09-27 22:35

The Treasury has taken Moody's credit rating downgrade in its stride, saying all the reasons cited for the move are already being addressed.

Moody's downgrades Nokia credit rating

2012-07-23 15:34

Moody's downgraded the long-term debt of Nokia by two notches, cautioning the company would likely suffer even deeper than expected losses going forward.

Moody's downgrades 15 banking titans

2012-06-22 08:33

The health of 15 of the world's largest financial institutions has been questioned as Moody's downgraded their credit ratings, citing exposure to Europe's woes.

UK 'will stick to debt-cutting plans'

2012-02-14 12:06

UK Finance Minister George Osborne vows Britain won't stray from its debt-cutting measures, after Moody's threatened to downgrade the nation's credit rating.

Markets dip as Moody's spooks Europe

2012-02-14 07:47

Shares and the euro fell after Moody's warned it could downgrade top-rated sovereigns including the UK, reminding investors that Europe is still deeply mired in crisis.

Moody's downgrade wrong - Motlanthe

2011-11-18 18:35

Moody's change to SA's outlook to negative from stable demonstrates the superficial way in which global rating agencies conduct their assessments, says the deputy president.

EU to shake up ratings agencies

2011-11-15 11:43

The European Union continues its regulatory crackdown with a draft law to rein in domination of the Big Three credit rating agencies.

Moody's warns of significant Eskom hikes

2011-11-11 11:51

Rating agency Moody's says it believes power utility Eskom will impose above-inflation tariffs over several years in a bid to recover costs.

Rand, JSE hammered by EU woes, Moody's

2011-11-09 18:46

SA stocks suffered the biggest one-day fall in 5 weeks and the rand dived on growing fears about Italy's economic collapse and after Moody's downgraded SA's outlook.

Moody's warning, risk aversion drag down JSE

2011-11-09 13:33

The JSE was weaker after rating agency Moody's downgraded its outlook for SA and eurozone jitters again heightened risk aversion.

Rand, bonds fall on Moody's downgrade

2011-11-09 11:44

The rand has extended losses against the dollar to nearly 2% and bonds weakened after Moody’s downgraded SA's outlook to negative.

Spain downgrade ups pressure on EU

2011-10-19 07:55

A double-notch downgrade to Spain's credit ratings has piled more pressure on European leaders to make rapid progress on solving the region's debt crisis.

Moody's downgrades top French banks

2011-09-14 08:21

Moody's ratings agency has downgraded by one notch top French banks Societe Generale and Credit Agricole while leaving BNP Paribas on negative watch.

Moody's cuts Japan debt rating

2011-08-24 15:02

Moody's has downgraded Japan's credit rating by one notch, blaming a build up of borrowing and revolving-door politics for delaying efforts to cut the world's largest debt.

Moody’s warns on US debt plan

2011-08-08 18:21

Moody's says it may also downgrade the US credit rating if planned measures to reduce its budget deficit turned out to be not “credible”.

Portugal downgrade, China spook markets

2011-07-06 18:28

World stocks skidded after Portugal's credit rating was downgraded to junk and China announced its third rate hike of the year.

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