Organisation: Standard and Poor’s

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

business

UK house prices ‘to drop in 2017’ over Brexit

Irish house prices will continue to increase over the next two years even as UK prices start to slide this year and through 2017 because of the British decision to leave the EU, according to S&P Global ratings.

business

Irish retail sales rise as European outlook darkens

business

‘No default’ if Greece misses debt payments

world

Hollande pledges ‘to finish with austerity’

food

Top of the ratings

S&P strips France and Austria of prized AAA ratings

Leeside’s stock on the rise with JBM

FOR a historical parallel we’ve gone to the 1950s, but you’ll indulge the flight of fancy.

Fri, 26 Aug, 2011

France, Germany commit to eurozone

FRANCE and Germany have insisted they remain committed to the eurozone, despite growing turmoil inside the single currency market.

Mon, 08 Aug, 2011

Greece suffers new credit downgrade

Greece’s credit rating has been cut by two notches to CC, with a negative outlook.

Wed, 27 Jul, 2011

‘Bailout’ countries could have credit ratings suspended

IRELAND and the other countries getting bailout funds from the EU/IMF could have their credit ratings suspended as part of changes in regulating Credit Rating Agencies.

Fri, 08 Jul, 2011

Moody's puts Italy under review

Moody’s is warning that it may reduce Italy’s credit rating over concerns about the country’s ability to spurt growth and reduce public debt, one of the highest in Europe.

Sat, 18 Jun, 2011

S&P: House prices have hit bottom

HOUSE prices have hit bottom, according to one of the world’s leading credit rating agencies — but it will be a few years before the market picks up.

Thu, 05 May, 2011

Markets down across Europe

THE ISEQ weakened 51.22 points to 2,898.95 yesterday as Europe’s debt crisis weighed on financial stocks across the continent.

Tue, 19 Apr, 2011

Agency downgrades Cyprus's credit rating

Moody’s rating agency cut Cyprus’s credit grade by two notches today, citing worries about its banks’ exposure to crisis-hit Greece, rising debt and a lack of economic competitiveness.

Thu, 24 Feb, 2011

Ireland should take downgrade ‘with grain of salt’

IRELAND should take its credit rating downgrade to “AA” by Standard & Poor’s “with a grain of salt” and stick to its laudable plan of fiscal consolidation, says Jim Flaherty, Finance Minister of AAA-rated Canada.

Fri, 27 Aug, 2010

Market slips after credit demotion

THE ISEQ index closed down 65.51 points at 2,866.77 yesterday after ratings agency Standard and Poor’s said that it has cut its long-term sovereign credit rating on Ireland to AA from AA+.

Tue, 09 Jun, 2009

Ireland ‘needs change of government to tackle debt’

IRELAND may need a new government to get a grip on its debt crisis, the agency which downgraded the country’s credit rating warned yesterday.

Wed, 01 Apr, 2009

McDonald's downgraded

McDonald’s Corporation had its corporate credit ratings downgraded by Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services, which cited tough domestic competition, a fast-food industry slump and sluggish growth overseas.

Fri, 09 May, 2003

Greenspan prediction to be put to test

US FEDERAL RESERVE chairman Alan Greenspan spent two months saying the war in Iraq was impeding the US recovery. Now that the fighting is over, the world is about to see whether he was right.

Tue, 22 Apr, 2003