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S&P upgraded Ireland's rating from A+ to AA-

S&P upgrade likely to assist Ireland's borrowing needs

A decision by the ratings agency Standard & Poor's to increase Ireland's long-term sovereign credit rating has been welcomed by the Government and the agency which manages Ireland's debt.

Business • 30 Nov 19

S&P points the finger at the minority Government, saying that while it expects fiscal consolidation to continue, it will not be as fast as in recent years

S&P critical of Irish political situation

The credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s says the formation of a minority Government may lead to the diversion of funds from important public spending projects towards "local projects that have lower economic priority", in order to secure the support of Independent TDs.

Business • 03 Jun 16

Arrears rates are improving - but S&P says the scars of the financial crisis remain

Mortgage arrears down but figure remains high: S&P

Delinquency rates amongst Irish residential mortgages remain high despite from their peak in late 2013, according to ratings agency Standard & Poor’s.

Business • 28 Apr 16

S&P warns that China's economic rebalancing could take longer than expected

S&P lowers China outlook to negative

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has today cut its outlook on China from stable to negative, warning that economic rebalancing was taking longer than expected.

Business • 31 Mar 16

S&P said it expected the euro zone economy to grow by 1.5% compared to the 1.8% rate it had forecast back in November.

Rating agency S&P cuts euro zone forecasts

Rating agency Standard and Poor's has today cut its forecasts for euro zone economic growth and inflation, blaming the "nosedive" in financial conditions since the start of the year.

Business • 30 Mar 16

Falling oil prices that had been a 'blessing' for developed nations had now turned into 'bad news' for world economy

Emerging economies' more worrying than China - S&P

The "alarming" outlook for emerging countries hit by collapsing oil prices is more worrying than China's economic slowdown, ratings agency Standard & The "alarming" outlook for emerging countries hit by collapsing oil prices is more worrying than China's economic slowdown, ratingsPoor's said today.

Business • 13 Jan 16

Standard & Poor's said the influx of refugees in, in itself, would not hurt the creditworthiness of European countries

European integration going into reverse - S&P

European Union countries' reluctance to integrate in the face of an influx of refugees and the possible departure of Britain from the bloc could ultimately hurt credit worthiness, Standard & Poor's said.

Business • 14 Dec 15

S&P's said this week's budget was expansionary, but was unlikely to derail fiscal consolidation

Budget won't overheat the Irish economy - S&P's

Rating agency Standard & Poor's has said that Budget 2016 will not overheat the Irish economy.

Business • 16 Oct 15

S&P has cut Brazil's rating to BB+, which denotes substantial credit risk, from BBB-

Brazil loses investment-grade rating from S&P

Standard & Poor's has stripped Brazil of its investment-grade credit rating.

Business • 10 Sep 15

Standard & Poor's said economic risks facing banks were continuing to decline

Standard & Poor's raises ratings on Irish banks

Standard & Poor’s has raised its ratings on a number of Irish banks due to improved profitability in the industry.

Business • 21 Jul 15

Ervia manages the country's gas and water infrastructure on behalf of the State

S&P upgrades Ervia's credit rating to 'A-'

Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has upgraded its credit rating for semi-State company Ervia to ‘A-‘.

Business • 12 Dec 14

Standard & Poor's said the upgrade came on the back of faster-than-expected economic growth and reductions in debt

Standard & Poor's raises Ireland's credit rating

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has raised Ireland’s long-term sovereign credit ratings to 'A’, up from its previous rating of ‘A-‘.

Business • 05 Dec 14

Standard & Poor's expects Twitter to grow but notes that some of the debt issue will be used for acquisitions

S&P gives Twitter debt issue 'junk' status

Standard & Poor's has given Twitter's recent $1.8bn debt issue a ‘speculative’ rating of BB-, weighing the company's push for acquisitions against likely slow growth in earnings.

Business • 14 Nov 14

Standard & Poors is the second ratings agency to take a more negative outlook on Tesco

Tesco warned of credit rating cut by S&P

Tesco has been dealt a fresh blow after another ratings agency warned of a possible cut to its credit rating in the wake of its recent poor performance.

Business • 29 Apr 14

S&P said Smurfit Kappa was well diversified "both geographically and by customer"

S&P raises Smurfit Kappa's credit rating to BB+

Standard and Poor’s has raised its rating on Irish paper and packaging producer Smurfit Kappa from BB to BB+.

Business • 28 Feb 14

Standard & Poor's said Dutch GDP growth is persistently lower than its peers

Dutch credit rating cut by Standard & Poor's

Standard & Poor's has cut the Netherlands’ credit to AA+, removing one of the eurozone's few remaining triple-A ratings while rewarding Spain for its efforts to reform public finances with an improved stable outlook.

Business • 29 Nov 13

Ireland's rating has been upgraded from 'negative' to 'stable'

S&P improves Ireland's outlook on bank debt

Standard and Poor's has become the first ratings agency to improve its outlook on Irish debt following last week's promissory note deal.

News • 12 Feb 13

The agency said there were some encouraging signs coming from the property market

Ratings agency anticipates 1% fall in house prices

The credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's has said that Irish property prices will fall by 1% this year and will be flat next year.

News • 17 Jan 13

S&P has reaffirmed its 'BBB' credit rating on Ireland and its negative outlook

S&P affirms rating and negative outlook on Ireland

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has reaffirmed its credit rating and maintained its negative outlook on the country despite citing strong progress in stabilising its public finances.

Business • 14 Jan 13

Threat to Britain's credit status from S&P

Britain's gold-plated triple AAA status came under pressure today after a credit ratings agency put it on negative watch.

Business • 13 Dec 12

Spain to make decision on bailout 'within weeks'

The Spanish government said today it will decide within the next few weeks whether to ask for outside financial help.

Business • 17 Oct 12

Possible Spain bailout would not hurt rating - S&P

Rating agency Standard & Poor's says a Spanish request for a bailout to help it through the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis probably would not harm the country's credit rating.

Business • 22 Aug 12

S&P's says house prices not yet fully corrected

Rating agency Standard & Poor's has said that residential property prices in Ireland have halved since their peak.

Business • 18 Jun 12

S&P's cuts Danske rating on Irish challenges

Danske Bank said that ratings agency Standard & Poor's had downgraded the bank's credit rating by one notch and adjusted its outlook upwards.

Business • 30 May 12

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