reuters.com - 6/23/2009
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service said on Tuesday that the U.S. government's triple-A credit rating was safe but added that it could be at risk if Washington were unable to bring its public debt back to a downward trajectory. Financial markets have repeatedly been spooked this year by ...
dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com - 6/20/2009
calculatedriskblog.com - 6/26/2009
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Here is the CRE report mentioned yesterday, from
RC Analytics : Moody’s/REAL Commercial Property Price Indices, June...
2009 The Moody’s/REAL National All Property Type Aggregate Index for April measures 135.31, a decrease of 8.6% from the previous ...
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CRE and Residential RE Prices
businessinsider.com - 6/18/2009
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businessinsider.com —
Among the institutions not affected by the regulatory
overhaul: The ratings agencies, accused of handing out oh-so-many...
AAA ratings. NYT : While the administration is proposing some modest changes, none addresses what many see as the central problem: ...
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Business As Usual For S&P And Moody's
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Opening Bell: 06.23.09
Dealbreaker —
Goldman Denies It Will Pay Out Huge Bonuses (NYDN)
I mean, it will, but the issue here is that we don't know if they'll be record-breakingly big just yet. We can certainly make guesses, though, which you should feel free to do at this time.
U.S. credit rating a "solid triple-A," Says Moody's (Reuters)
But it could be at risk for the d-word. "Either our assumptions in terms of debt reversibility prove to be wrong. That is, in fact the U.S. government is unable to bring public debt back to a downward trajectory," Pierre Cailleteau, ...
Before the bell: Stock futures advance as Moody's reiterates U.S. rating
BloggingStocks —
... Moody's Investors Service said on Tuesday that the U.S. government's triple-A credit rating was safe. But echoing financial markets concers, the credit rating agency said U.S.'s rating could be at risk if Washington were unable to bring its public debt back down. ...
Tuesday morning links
The Mess That Greenspan Made —
TOP STORIES • Broad Agreement Reached on Derivatives - Wash. Post • U.S. credit rating a "solid triple-A": Moody's - Reuters • Global oil and gas E&P spending seen down 15 pct - Reuters • Obama Bulks Up `Too Big to Fail’ With Steroids - Baum, Bloomberg • Copper and other commodity price speculation has returned - Mineweb • Billionaire Paulson's big gold stake looks lackluster - MarketWatch • 401(k) cuts now mean pain later - CNN/Money • A Snake Eating Its Own Tail - Kunstler, CFN ...
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NY insurance official raises concerns over Moody's
reuters.com 9/21/2009 — Lilla Zuill NEW YORK (Reuters) - An official in the New York Insurance Department says insurance regulators from across the country are expected to discuss dropping Moody's Investors Service from a list of acceptable rating organizations at a meeting ...
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Defending the UK’s triple A
ftalphaville.ft.com 5/21/2009 — - Fitch and Moody's have both come out to affirm the UK's triple A rating and a stable outlook for it. Snaps below:
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widemoatinvesting.wordpress.com 4/10/2009 — 2008 was a tough year for Moody’s Corporation, with free cash flow (FCF) levels falling to 2003 levels, or $450 million. In our previous analysis, we argued that Moody’s economic moat has shrunk over the last couple of years, as its credit ratings for ...