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The road to ruin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
In case you missed it, former US Federal Reserve Alan 'el maestro' Greenspan has just declared Greece dead - well, almost. No way out. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Greenspan declared that the "chances of Greece not defaulting are very ...

Back to cactus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... on how to salvage the Greek ruins. This is compounded by the re-ignition of violent protests on the streets of Athens and Moody's warning that it might slash the credit ratings of French banks because of their exposure to Greece. As an aside, I came ...

Fear is in the air

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... wouldn't even have to justify QE3... one and all would be begging him for another hit? What about America's mammoth deficit and Moody's Investors Service warning (just last week) that it might put the US government's debt rating on a review for a downgrade? ...

Convince me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
... look out below. But you won't land with a thud, don't forget that Ben would be there to cushion your fall. And then there's Moody's. It appears to be on a roll since last month - downgrading here, warning there. Moody's downgraded Greece's debt rating ...

Aussie downgrades likely as S&P reviews rating system

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... industry. Fixed interest professionals expect that when the new methods are implemented in the fourth quarter, S&P will follow Moody's Investors Services with a downgrade of Australia's Big Four banks. Vivek Prabhu, portfolio manager and credit analyst ...

NZ bank credit ratings cut, outlook stable

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
New Zealand's major banks had their credit ratings cut by Moody's Investors Services on Friday as the rating's agency followed through on an earlier downgrade of their Australian parent institutions. ANZ National Bank, ASB Bank (subsidiary of Australia's ...

It's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... that if Greek defaults, Ireland and Portugal and Spain and Italy are in the hock. And soon it'll be the entire Eurozone. Moody's is the torchbearer on this one - warning of downgrades everywhere. But if you're going to believe one credit rating agency ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... modest gains, wtih London's FTSE rising 22.52 points, or 0.39 per cent, to 5858.41 points, despite credit ratings agency Moody's announcing it is reviewing 14 British banks for a possible downgrade. Moody's cited the diminishing prospect of more government ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... the DAX rose 0.41 per cent to 7,150.66 points, and in Paris the CAC 40 added 0.25 per cent to 3,916.88 points. On Tuesday, Moody's Investors Service said it was reviewing 14 British banks, including Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland, for possible downgrade ...

Ratings round up

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... Property Portfolio Services, will step in to assist portfolio manager Damian Fitzpatrick until the fund finds a replacement. Moody's cut credit ratings on the long-term senior unsecured debt of Australia's big four banks from AA1 to AA2 despite average ...