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Credit Rating Agencies – how countries stack up.
Here is a list of the latest ratings by the three main rating agencies. Notice that Australia and the three Scandinavian countries have top ratings. The UK lost its top rating from Moody’s but maintai… more →
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Credit rating firms dodge a bullet
wrote 1 week ago: There were many perpetrators involved in the 2007-09 financial crisis and most of them have gotten o … more →
The Resolution Law Group Update: Standard & Poors Wants DOJ’s Mortgage Debt Lawsuit Against It Tossed
wrote 3 weeks ago: Standard Poors is asking a judge to dismiss the US Justice Department’s securities lawsuit against i … more →
look who's coming into the cross-hairs next...
wrote 2 months ago: I’ve now been writing this blog for just about two years, and this will be my 200th post. Bein … more →
Credit Rating Agencies - how countries stack up.
wrote 2 months ago: Here is a list of the latest ratings by the three main rating agencies. Notice that Australia and th … more →
Standard & Poor’s Misled Investors By Giving Synthetic Derivatives Its Highest Ratings, Rules Australian Federal Court
wrote 2 months ago: November 8, 2012 A ruling by the Australian Federal Court against Standard & Poor’s could give 1 … more →
Thoughts On The Brouhaha Over The Budget And The (Not So) Final Word On Fiscal Deficit
wrote 2 months ago: Thank God it’s over. The Business section of almost ALL newspapers have been obsessing over the budg … more →
"Can you rate me higher?" The power three agencies had over the market
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wrote 2 months ago: When I was an intern this summer at Hess Corporation, I was a part of their Credit Risk team. I was … more →
Sterling value drops but speculation over rating agencies credibility
wrote 2 months ago: Lesley Roy, Business Correspondent Financial markets are continuing to react to Britain losing its g … more →
What difference will the downgrading of the UK's credit rating make to Plan A?
wrote 2 months ago: As the credit rating agency Moody has decided to downgrade Britain’s credit rating from a Triple A r … more →
Moody's downgrades Britain's credit rating, the pound reaches a new low
wrote 2 months ago: Moody’s rating agency has revoked Britain’s excellent credit rating, downgrading it one notch from A … more →
Effortless Organization Credit
wrote 2 months ago: At Refinancing A Mortgage, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us (See this arti … more →
What do Talking Heads and S & P have in common?
wrote 2 months ago: I enjoyed reading John Cassidy’s article in The New Yorker about America’s justice Depar … more →
It's the Rating Agencies that should be downgraded along with the politicians who respect them
wrote 2 months ago: I’ve mentioned my, shall we say, disregard for the Ratings Agencies many times before. And her … more →
Why the Government’s Lawsuit Against Standard & Poor’s Matters
wrote 3 months ago: English: World countries by Standard & Poor’s Foreign Rating. Legend: Green – … more →
U.S. government about to sue S&P: revenge is a dish best served after the re-election.
wrote 3 months ago: According to the info provided in this WSJ article it’s hard to provide a comprehensive and sp … more →
About time!
wrote 3 months ago: Can but hope it’s just the start US sues S&P over ratings ‘fraud’ … more →
Finally, the US sues a credit rating agency for ratings distorted by greed
wrote 3 months ago: The US Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit against bond rating firm Standard & Poor … more →
Why You Should Keep An Eagle Eye On Your Credit File
wrote 3 months ago: Three main credit reference agencies in the UK, Experian, Equifax & Callcredit, help lenders to … more →
What is the National Debt and Debt Ceiling? A Plain Language Summary on Basic US Government Financial Terms
wrote 3 months ago: I originally wrote the piece below on July 29, 2011, as politicians wrangled over the debt ceiling. … more →
