Ratings agencies
Credit rating agencies pose stability risks, says IMF paper
Fund study shows opinions of rating agencies can influence financial stability through impact on sovereign funding costs
Singapore launches new regulation for credit rating agencies
Monetary Authority of Singapore issues final regulation on credit rating agencies in Singapore; measures will require individual representatives of agencies to hold special licences
EFSF rating in spotlight as speculation on eurozone downgrades emerges
Rumours that France and other eurozone sovereigns will lose AAA ratings spooks markets; move will place a question mark over European Financial Stability Facility's rating, say analysts
Fitch downgrades Hungary credit rating to junk status
Hungary long-term foreign issuer default rating lowered to BB+; outlook remains negative according to rating agency
Noyer blasts ratings agencies on Twitter
Banque de France verified Twitter page publishes stream of comments from governor Christian Noyer; criticises credit ratings agencies and slams UK economic performance
US regulatory agencies issue new market risk capital rule proposals
US federal bank regulatory agencies remove references to rating agencies in new market risk capital rule proposal; change aids compliance with Dodd-Frank Act
Eurozone faces big test as EFSF downgrade looms
European Financial Stability Facility's credit rating could be downgraded after Standard and Poor's places the sovereign ratings of Germany and France on negative watch
Barnier leads crackdown on credit rating agencies
European Commissioner publishes proposals that will enable credit rating agencies to be sued by investors if they break EU rules "intentionally or with gross negligence"
Dexia bailout spells trouble for Belgium and France, say analysts
Nationalisation of banking group Dexia threatens downgrades to sovereign credit rating of Belgian and French governments
SEC report reveals failings at top three rating agencies
A report released by the US SEC reveals S&P, Moody's and Fitch all still have significant failings in their operations
Debt tolerance levels in Central America: IMF paper
Fund study shows level of debt reduction needed to achieve investment-grade credit-rating status
Fitch issues stern warning to the US
Affirms AAA rating but says failure to agree on deficit-reduction measures would ‘likely result in negative rating action’
Chancellor calls UK bond market a ‘safe haven’
Chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne says decline in gilt yields and credit default swaps signal flight to safety of UK bonds
Cyprus edges closer to ‘junk’ rating
Fitch Ratings lowers Cyprus rating to BBB; outlook negative
Three strikes and you’re out
Standard and Poor’s downgrade of US debt is just one of a handful of errors made by credit rating agencies, writes Robert Aliber
Dollar falls on S&P downgrade
Standard and Poor’s makes unprecedented move by becoming the first ratings agency to downgrade the US credit rating; gold hits record high as dollar falls
Fed warns of Dodd-Frank clash with Basel III
Proposal to remove references to credit rating agencies conflicts with Basel III wording; Fed faces tough process to find alternative standards of creditworthiness
Cyprus fiscal woes deepen as Moody’s downgrades
Moody’s downgrades Cyprus two notches as country’s fiscal problems force government to resign
Fitch sees default ahead for Greece
Rating agency says Greece will default on its debt after European heads of state agree on €109 billion bailout plan for Greece with private sector involvement and more scope for EFSF assistance
Banks have most to lose from a US default: Standard & Poor's report
Standard and Poor’s says financial institutions reliant on short-term funding from the US Treasury would be hit hardest if the US were to default on its debt
Greece inches closer to default status
Fitch downgrades Greece’s long-term credit rating to CCC, one notch above default, in an active week for ratings agencies
Portugal downgrade reignites sovereign debt fears
Moody’s downgrades Portugal’s credit rating four notches to junk status; decision sends shudders through European markets as contagion spreads across periphery
Fitch upgrades Colombia and Philippines
Fitch upgrades Colombia and Philippines one notch each as emerging markets bolster public finances; outlook reflects solid macroeconomic policies and strong public finances
BIS’s Hannoun spots conundrum in 'no bailout' line
Bank for International Settlements deputy general manager Hervé Hannoun says aversion to taxpayer-funded bailouts not fully priced in sovereign spreads