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Rating agencies

October 2020

  • Shops in Oxford Street

    UK credit rating downgraded by Moody's amid growth concerns

    Ratings agency cites weakening economy, Brexit woes and coronavirus shocks

May 2020

  • Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), on a TV monitor during a trading session at Frankfurt’s stock exchange.

    Business leader
    Bank boss Lagarde must quell Berlin’s unease if she is to boost the eurozone

  • An assistant serves coffee in a Marks & Spencer cafe as they reopen for takeaways on 14 May.

    Marks & Spencer joins growing list of UK firms deemed 'junk' investments

March 2020

  • Bank of England building

    Fitch cuts UK credit rating to AA-

  • Cocoa beans at a warehouse near Sunyani, Ghana.

    Urgent call to head off new debt crisis in developing world

January 2020

  • Nils Pratley

    Nils Pratley on finance
    BlackRock now needs to use its voting clout to fuel sustainable investing

    Nils Pratley
    It’s good news the world’s largest asset manager aims to change how it invests but actions will speak louder than words

November 2019

  • Arwa Mahdawi

    Apple’s ‘sexist’ credit card isn’t just a PR problem – it’s a nightmare for us all

    Arwa Mahdawi
    Men including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak have been awarded significantly more credit that their wives. It’s a bleak insight into our algorithmic future, writes Arwa Mahdawi

June 2019

  • Confirmation of a shipment on a smartphone.

    Your problems, with Anna Tims
    My credit rating suffered when I tried to buy smartphones

    After ordering and checking my credit rating several times, I can’t reverse the damage to my rating

May 2019

  • Debbie Scott, labelled 'bankrupt' by a credit reference agency

    My dream job was stolen away after a credit-rating agency labelled me bankrupt

  • Nils Pratley

    Nils Pratley on finance
    A bonus for Centrica boss after a credit rating downgrade, really?

    Nils Pratley

February 2019

  • Details were wrong but credit reference agency didn't put it right.

    Your problems, with Anna Tims
    A credit reference agency is chasing me over a stranger’s debt

    How can they inflict such harassment when I had done nothing wrong?

January 2019

  • From poor to excellent … credit report displayed on a gauge

    Your problems, with Anna Tims
    My credit score has been shattered – but TSB won’t put it right

  • A Debenhams department store in Watford

    Debenhams rating cut raises fears of creditors going unpaid

November 2018

  • King’s College Cambridge

    Government 'could bail out top universities if in financial danger'

    Cambridge and Oxford have high likelihood of support if problems arise, says Moody’s

October 2018

  • Nils Pratley

    Nils Pratley on finance
    A no-deal Brexit would shorten the odds on a long UK recession

    Nils Pratley
  • EU flag near Parliament

    No-deal Brexit would trigger lengthy UK recession, warns S&P

August 2018

  • Loan refused on an envelope.

    Your problems, with Anna Tims
    Why did Royal Mail wipe our address from the map?

    We were told we weren’t on the electroral roll and were refused credit
  • Tourists visit the Wall Street bull statue in New York City’s financial district.

    How a Wall Street bull run that smashed all the records evolved

    Four key factors that shaped nearly a decade of constantly rising US share prices
  • Debenhams has already issued three profit warnings this year.

    Debenhams' credit rating downgraded in further blow to retailer

    Decision by Moody’s agency will make it harder for ailing company to borrow money

July 2018

  • House of Fraser

    House of Fraser judged to be in technical default on its loans

    Warning by ratings agency adds to woes for retailer fighting to avoid collapse
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