Moody’s cuts Spain’s credit rating over growth fears

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Series Details 30.9.10
Publication Date 30/09/2010
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Moody’s, the credit rating agency, downgraded Spain’s government bonds on the 30 September 2010, citing weak economic growth, a deterioration of financial strength and higher borrowing needs.

The downgrade by Moody’s by one notch from its top rating of AAA to Aa1 makes it the last of the three big rating agencies to downgrade Spain as a result of the global economic crisis.

Related Links
BBC News, 30.9.10: Moody's downgrades Spain's credit rating http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11442190
Deutsche Welle, 29.9.10: General strike hits Spanish industry and transport hard http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6056231,00.html
ESO: Background information: Euro slides as Spanish debt is downgraded http://www.europeansources.info/record/euro-slides-as-spanish-debt-is-downgraded/
ESO: Background information: S&P downgrades Spain amid contagion fears http://www.europeansources.info/record/sp-downgrades-spain-amid-contagion-fears/

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