May 23, 2012

Euro area crisis threatens EU sovereign ratings – Moody’s

Euro area crisis threatens EU sovereign ratings – Moody’s

photo(Reuters) – Moody’s Investors Service warned on Monday the rapid escalation of the euro zone sovereign and banking crisis threatens the credit standing of all European government bond ratings. “While Moody’s central scenario remains that the euro area will be preserved without further widespread defaults, even this ‘positive’ scenario carries very negative rating implications in the interim period,” the agency said in a report. …