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Tristan Cooper, of Moody's, a rating agency, had expected Abu Dhabi to be "a bit more fussy" about how the funds were used.

"Anything that helps to open up the mortgage market is a good thing at this point, " says Sharon Haas of Fitch, a rating agency.

" The rating agency said the probability of a default on interest is " low but no longer . . . de minimis.

Ms Merkel had the best riposte to S& P. "What a rating agency does is its own responsibility, " she said.

Standard &Poor's, a rating agency, says that California's credit, at A- already the worst among the 50 states, is "at a crossroad" .

Standard &Poor's, the other big rating agency, followed the crowd with its own, slightly sniffy opinion on the Redwood issue.

"Overall what you see right now is not a credit crunch, " says Carola Schuler of Moody's, a rating agency.

The European Commission is looking at the idea of creating a home-grown rating agency as a counterweight to the American trio.

The decision by Standard & Poor's, the credit rating agency, to put the US on negative outlook has sent a frisson through markets.

Moody's, the rating agency, warned it would probably downgrade Lehman's credit rating unless it was able to quickly find a buyer.

The default rate is now 7%, up from 1. 5% a year ago, and the rating agency predicts that it will reach 14. 6% by the fourth quarter.

Meanwhile, a little-known Chinese debt rating agency has downgraded the U. S. credit rating.

Moody's, a rating agency, has cut its credit status to a notch above junk, worried that measures to tackle its budget deficit will not last.

Adding all this up, 2009 will be a rough year for colleges, predicts Moody's, a credit rating agency.

Almost 80% of that growth came from extra government spending, says CRISIL , an Indian rating agency.

On June 8th Fitch, a rating agency, said such a default would trigger a downgrade of America's credit rating from AAA to junk.

The fact is, we didn't need a rating agency to tell us that we need a balanced, long-term approach to deficit reduction.

Share prices began falling after a major international credit rating agency downgraded Greek debt to a level known informally as "junk" .

Dagong recently published its own sovereign credit ranking, in what it said was a first for a non-western rating agency.

Their reliance on ratings in determining regulatory and policy decisions may be encouraging excessive focus on rating agency opinions.

"Countries can go bust in a matter of weeks if the markets close to them, " says one rating-agency executive.

Standard and Poor's rating agency downgraded the U. S. credit rating to AA from its top rank of AAA last Friday.

The international rating agency Capital Intelligence lowered Bahrain's credit ratings on Wednesday, describing the outlook as "negative" .

General Motors' shares went into free-fall on Thursday, dropping 31% after a rating agency threatened to downgrade its debt.

Standard &Poor's, a rating agency, said it was reviewing PPR's creditworthiness after the announcement of the Puma deal.

The European commission will also study the creation of a European credit rating agency to compete with the three US-based market leaders.

International rating agency Standard & Poor's recently announced long-term sovereign debt rating lowered Italian level, outlook is negative.

Last month analysts at Standard &Poor's, a rating agency, explained that states would be unlikely to declare bankruptcy even if they could.

The bond has received a credit rating of BBB or higher from a credit rating agency approved or recognized by the competent authority.

In February Fitch, a rating agency, called them among the weakest in emerging Asia.

Its credit ratios also remain "weak" for a major bank, rating agency Egan-Jones Ratings said.

Standard & Poor's, another rating agency, has said that many commercial mortgage-backed securities are highly susceptible to downgrades.

In April, Standard & Poor's, a prominent credit rating agency, lowered its long-term outlook on US credit from "stable" to "negative" .

Standard and Poor's, a credit-rating agency, has downgraded its outlook for the island from "stable" to "negative" .

The rating agency also cited concerns over the impact of rising funding costs over the medium term.

But Germany's dithering on authorising the loan led to Standard & Poor's, a rating agency, to downgrade Greece's debt to "junk" status.

Standard & Poor's, a rating agency, says that three recent downgrades show the difficulties that some universities face.

Spain and Portugal were both downgraded by Standard &Poor's, a credit-rating agency, following an earlier downgrade for Greece.

but defaults are about to rise sharply , says moody ' s , a rating agency.

Over the year to the end of October, only 2. 9% of American junk bonds had defaulted, according to Standard & Poor's (S&P), a rating agency.

The rating agency also lowered its rating on Portugal, to A-; a day later it downgraded Spain from AA to AA.

Lehman's demise accelerated a review of counterparties by rating agency Fitch, which expects to launch new draft criteria by October.

Moody's, a rating agency, says many have found funding "either impossible or achievable only at exorbitant levels" .

The Greek government's cost of borrowing money has surged following a rating agency downgrade early in 2009.

Last month Moody's rating agency said it was considering downgrading Italian debt.

The Standard and Poor's rating agency has placed Japan on the same risk level as China, reducing its credit rating one notch to AA-.

A credit rating agency shall set up a database of rating information and keep them permanently .

The rating agency Moody's warned that it may lower Spain's credit rating.

Credit rating agency Moody's has downgraded France's three big banks due to their difficulty borrowing money.

Defaults on corporate debt should fall below 3% by the end of the year, according to Moody's, a credit-rating agency.

Global shares have tumbled after the credit rating agency Standard and Poor's downgraded Greek debt to "junk" on Tuesday.

Mr McGraw was reacting in part to criticism from the head of China's largest home-grown rating agency.

Fiscal weakness and policy flip-flops led Fitch, a credit-rating agency, to cut Vietnam's sovereign rating in July.

California's debt rating was downgraded to BBB, two notches above junk status, by Fitch, a credit-rating agency.

Moody's, a rating agency, expects the junk-bond default rate, now 2. 7%, will rise to 7. 4% a year from now.

"On every front, Wells Fargo and other banks are facing more pressure, " said Sean Egan, principal at bond rating agency Egan-Jones Ratings.

A leading credit rating agency that assesses the creditworthiness of borrowers.

The rating agency reminded investors that India was in danger of losing its investment grade.

Peter Nerby of Moody's, a rating agency, points to two further advantages (though his rivals at Standard &Poor's are not so sanguine).

Earlier this month, the same credit rating agency that downgraded the US confirmed our triple A rating.

Moody's, a credit-rating agency, notes that many patients are putting off non-essential treatments.

Standard &Poor's, a rating agency, has just made Rio the first Brazilian state whose debt is ranked as investment grade.

Rating agency downgrades often confirm what most investors already know.

Standard &Poor's, a rating agency, downgraded Latvian government bonds to junk status.

or Kazakhstan, where Fitch, a rating agency, just changed its outlook to negative from stable.

U. S. regional banks, the rating agency says, are threatened by commercial real estate issues.

Moody's, the international rating agency last month put US credit rating on a watch list.

Crisil, a rating agency, estimated the price rises would cause an increase in inflation of nearly 1 per cent.

On Wednesday, China's Dagong credit rating agency downgraded American debt.

The Chinese rating agency Dagong Global Ratings Co Ltd said it would consider knocking the US credit rating down another notch.

At present, the rating agency most commonly used method is to map the results of rating, which is a model of transition.

Moody's, another rating agency, says that the average rating of toll-road debt has declined by five grades since 2001.

The rating agency has essentiallylost faith in Washington's ability to work together to address its debt.

Standard &Poor's, a rating agency, immediately downgraded Jamaica's debt.

A rating agency move is not a good reason to sell US assets.

Moody's, a rating agency, considers them more secure than Malaysia's sovereign debt.

This week Moody's, a rating agency, noted a "fragile stabilisation" in the three most vulnerable: Hungary, Latvia and Iceland.

The pace of decline in American house prices slowed slightly in February, according to Standard & Poor's, a rating agency.

The credit rating agency shall ensure its rating unbiased and fair.

In mid-March Moody's, a rating agency, downgraded Portuguese debt.

Standard & Poor's, a credit-rating agency, voiced concern in May.

The rating-agency issue is ignored more grounded in reality.

According to the credit rating agency, Portugal now stands on the brink of junk-borrower status.

Instead, it chose to attack the rating agency as incompetent and not credible.

On February 4th Fitch, a rating agency, downgraded Russia by one notch.

Standard & Poor's, a rating agency, estimates that its GDP will not regain its 2008 level until 2017.

Moody's, the third big rating agency, has placed Greece's A1 rating on review for a possible cut.

Standard & Poor's, a rating agency, estimates that its GDP will not regain its 2008 level until 2017.

Fitch, a rating agency, has just raised Estonia's standing to A .

So that brings the idea of some kind of rating agency, Morningstar type.

The rating-agency issue is more grounded in reality.

So that brings the idea of some kind of rating agency, Morningstar type.

The credit rating agency downgraded Japan one step from Aa2 to Aa3.

The two remaining firms have a combined market share of 41%, according to Standard & Poor's, a rating agency.

If we are well-known, the three major international credit rating agency Standard &Poor's, Fitch, Moody's, they are civil in nature.

According to Moody's, the rating agency, related party lending totalled 41 per cent of all Russian loans last year.

International credit rating agency Standard & Poor's upgraded its long-term outlook on the Hong Kong dollar from negative to stable.

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