rating Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/rating/ Independent research and policy analysis on fiscal, monetary, and regulatory issues in Europe Wed, 19 Jul 2023 05:17:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://en.irefeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/IREF-LinkedIn-Profile-DarkBlue-scaled.png rating Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/rating/ 32 32 The European Stability Mechanism hangs by a thread – on France’s credit rating https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-european-stability-mechanism-hangs-by-a-thread-on-frances-credit-rating/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-european-stability-mechanism-hangs-by-a-thread-on-frances-credit-rating https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-european-stability-mechanism-hangs-by-a-thread-on-frances-credit-rating/#respond Wed, 19 Jul 2023 05:17:58 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35167 Introduction The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) backstops the euro. Its nominal size is €705 billion but its lending capacity is lower at €500 billion, and the main condition attached to…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-european-stability-mechanism-hangs-by-a-thread-on-frances-credit-rating/feed/ 0 France receives a debt downgrade as interest costs and the EU imbalances increase. Is there any way out? https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/france-receives-a-debt-downgrade-as-interest-costs-and-the-eu-imbalances-increase-is-there-any-way-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=france-receives-a-debt-downgrade-as-interest-costs-and-the-eu-imbalances-increase-is-there-any-way-out https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/france-receives-a-debt-downgrade-as-interest-costs-and-the-eu-imbalances-increase-is-there-any-way-out/#respond Wed, 17 May 2023 05:57:18 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35088 Ratings Agencies take notice of deteriorating finances Debt ratings agencies may not have the power they used to possess before the 2008 global financial crisis, but they still carry influence.…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/france-receives-a-debt-downgrade-as-interest-costs-and-the-eu-imbalances-increase-is-there-any-way-out/feed/ 0 USA sovereign debt rating downgraded https://en.irefeurope.org/news/article/usa-sovereign-debt-rating-downgraded/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=usa-sovereign-debt-rating-downgraded https://en.irefeurope.org/news/article/usa-sovereign-debt-rating-downgraded/#respond Sun, 07 Aug 2011 11:07:26 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/other-publications/news/usa-sovereign-debt-rating-downgraded/ Standard&Poor's, one of the three major credit rating agencies downgraded on Friday the USA credit rating, previously noted AAA, the highest possible level. The new rating AA+ is translating the worry of experts about the sustainability of US public finances, in the context of ever increasing public spending and public debt above $14.3 trillion. The debt deal signed by the Congress is projecting savings of $1.2 trillion, which S&P estimates to be insufficient.

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