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July 2024
Thames Water breaches licence as part of its debt downgraded to junk
Move by ratings company Moody’s puts Thames in breach its operating licence but Ofwat likely to hold off on large fine
April 2024
Ratings agency downgrades China debt outlook over economic uncertainty
Fitch cut to negative comes as country moves away from reliance on growth from property sector
February 2024
‘Elevated’ risk of hackers targeting UK drinking water, says credit agency
Moody’s warning over hacking’s effect on debts may bolster water utilities’ plans to hike bills to cover needed investments
January 2024
China’s many systemic problems dominate its outlook for 2024
George Magnus
Japan’s example 30 years ago shows islands of excellence can combine with deep structural imbalances
December 2023
Moody’s cuts China credit outlook to negative as economy slows
Rating agency says Beijing may need to bail out local governments as property sector collapses
September 2023
Business live
US government shutdown bad for credit rating, Moody’s warns; UK economy ‘close to stagnation’ – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
August 2023
Surprise US credit rating downgrade draws White House ire
Fitch changed the country’s rating from AAA to AA+, citing fiscal deterioration and down-to-the wire debt ceiling negotiations
May 2023
UK and US poised to fall into recession as interest rates dampen growth
Moody’s report shows weak growth across G20 as central banks move to reduce persistent high inflation
October 2022
UK economic outlook downgraded to ‘negative’ by rating agency
Money hacks
How to manage and reduce your debt
A tiny error in your address could wreck your credit rating
Business live
Kwarteng to ‘work closely’ with banks as five-year mortgage rates hit 6%; pound falls through $1.12 – as it happened
Rating agency Fitch downgrades UK credit outlook
Optus data breach: how to protect yourself from credit fraud
May 2022
Klarna to start reporting UK customer debts to credit agencies
Move by Swedish firm, the UK’s leading buy now, pay later company, will begin on 1 June
April 2022
Russia near to defaulting on overseas debts, says rating agency
Money hacks
How to get yourself mortgage ready
March 2021
UK, US and others face credit rating fall over CO2 emissions - study
Sovereign debt downgrades in store for many nations unless they act on climate crisis, researchers say
December 2020
Project Syndicate economists
Why the Covid economic crisis has hit poorer nations less deeply than feared
Barry Eichengreen
If global growth resumes in 2021 some developing countries may skate through the crisis. Others won’t be so lucky
October 2020
Grogonomics graph of the week
The Coalition is spooked by Australia's credit rating when it should be scared of recession
Greg Jericho
Any government worth its salt should tell Standard & Poor’s to take its warning about stimulus spending and shove it
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