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Half-filled empty glass

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... reports of speculation that Standard & Poor's could downgrade the outlook for France's AAA rating, before an actual downgrade. Moody's too was on warning mood. It placed the subordinated debt of 87 EU banks on review for a possible 2-notch markdown. ...

Worry me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... recession" and that it could turn "into deep recession with large negative effects for the global economy" if left unchecked. Moody's warned that, "The probability of multiple defaults by euro area countries is no longer negligible. In Moody's view ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... with waves of bankruptcies and wealth destruction in Europe, also seemed to have had little impact. Last but not least, a Moody's warning that the debt crisis threatened the debt ratings for all European states, strong or weak, failed to generate much ...

Dead calm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... for fourth quarter growth. There was good news too that despite the super committee's super fail, Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investors Service said that they're not slashing America's credit rating. It was more of the same in the orient too with the ...

Lookin' for trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... govern the country. The Popular Party won government at last Sunday's election, winning 186 seats of the 350-seat parliament. Moody's warned France... again. While it noted that the country's AAA-rating is not under pressure "at this stage", rising bond ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... 6.345 per cent at the close on Friday. Mr Ive said sentiment was further dented in Europe overnight after ratings agency Moody's warned France's credit rating could be affected by its rising government borrowing costs. No major Australian economic data ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... $US188 billion ($A186.76 billion) in exposure to France at the end of the second quarter. Adding to the sense of fear was Moody's decision to downgrade 10 German public-sector banks, saying they were now less likely to receive state support if needed. ...

Derivatives broker MF Global in administration

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... after investing $6 billion in sovereign bonds issued by European countries. MF Global's credit rating was downgraded by Moody's and Fitch to junk after the losses were reported. As of last week, MF Global had a net exposure of $US6.29 billion in debt ...

Market Wrap- Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... Qantas share price. Construction giant Leighton Holdings shed 44 cents to $21.96 after it said a credit rating downgrade by Moody's would not impact on its existing credit facilities. Rare earths supplier Lynas Corporation eased four cents to $1.26 after ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... per cent to 3,157.34 points. Milan jumped 2.02 per cent and Madrid gained 0.43 per cent despite the two notch downgrade by Moody's to A1 from Aa2, which further cited risks to the Spanish economy from the eurozone crisis. In foreign exchange deals, the ...