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Economy

Cape Town finances healthy

Apr 03 2012 13:13

The City of Cape Town has maintained its good credit rating, says deputy mayor Ian Neilson.

Economy

UK 'will stick to debt-cutting plans'

Feb 14 2012 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.

Economy

Moody's cuts ratings, outlooks on nine in EU

Feb 14 2012 08:01

Moody's has chopped the debt ratings of Italy, Spain and Portugal and put France, the UK and Austria on warning.

Commodities

Oil prices tumble

Feb 14 2012 07:33

Oil prices sank in Asian trade as eurozone debt worries rose to the fore once again after Moody's slashed the ratings and outlooks for nine European countries.

Economy

Now Fitch eyes eurozone downgrades

Jan 19 2012 12:12

In the wake of Standard & Poor's revisions last week, Fitch says it too could revise the ratings of several eurozone states.

Economy

Losing creditworthiness

Jan 18 2012 07:46

European downgrades expose risks in developed economies.

Currencies

SA assets weak, hit by outlook downgrade

Jan 16 2012 09:09

The rand is lower against the dollar, affected by an outlook downgrade by Fitch which says the country is not doing enough to address chronic economic problems.

International Markets

Shares fall as downgrades rekindle fears

Jan 16 2012 08:01

Asian shares fell on fears that mass sovereign debt rating cuts by Standard & Poor's would further aggravate eurozone funding difficulties and drag down global growth.

Economy

Merkel vows faster eurozone reform

Jan 15 2012 12:21

European leaders have promised to speed up plans to strengthen spending rules and get a permanent bailout fund up and running, after being downgraded by S&P.

Economy

Sarkozy in bid to limit downgrade damage

Jan 15 2012 12:09

President Nicolas Sarkozy struggled to contain the damage after France was stripped of its top triple-A credit rating.

Economy

Govt: SA won't be downgraded

Aug 08 2011 21:06

Unlike the US, SA will not be hit by a credit rating downgrade, Treasury says.

Economy

US downgrade 'sounds alarm bells'

Aug 07 2011 09:36

Standard & Poor's US debt downgrade was a wake-up call for the world, a commentary in a top Chinese state newspaper says, adding that Asian exporters faced special risks.

ICT

Moody’s cuts Nokia rating

Jul 27 2011 12:54

Ratings agency Moody's has cut Nokia's rating to two notches above junk, saying the outlook is negative.

Economy

Moody's warns on UK rating

Jun 08 2011 11:24

Britain's credit ranking could be reassessed if growth remains weaker than expected, says ratings agency Moody's.

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