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3 May 22
Warrington Borough Council's credit rating has been cut due to its high debt and reliance on commercial income, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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21 Jun 21
Ratings agency Fitch has raised its outlook on the UK after its better-than-anticipated response to the ongoing challenge of Covid-19 since the start of the year.
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8 Dec 20
The UK government’s lack of fiscal rules and strategy to tackle record debt are a “major source of uncertainty”, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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13 Nov 20
The UK’s second Covid-19 lockdown is set to knock a further half per cent off GDP this year, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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26 Oct 20
The UK’s credit rating could be upgraded if a post-Brexit trade deal is agreed with the European Union, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
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18 Oct 20
Ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded the UK’s credit rating for the third time in eight years, citing factors including a deterioration in the quality of the government’s fiscal decision-making.
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28 Jul 20
Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s has downgraded the credit rating of an NHS hospital Private Finance Initiative company after identifying “strained relationships” with its commissioning trust.
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24 Jul 20
Ratings agency Moody’s has warned that it could downgrade the UK’s credit rating if it fails to provide a credible debt reduction strategy following Covid-19.
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30 Mar 20
The UK’s credit rating has been downgraded to AA- from AA by credit rating agency Fitch, due to debt levels related to the coronavirus pandemic.
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25 Sep 17
The Treasury has hit back at major credit ratings agency Moody’s decision to downgrade the UK’s credit rating.
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29 Jun 16
The UK has lost its triple-A credit ratings from all major agencies after Standard and Poor’s downgrade following the vote to leave the European Union.