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Ratings agency Moody's has downgraded the Co-operative Bank's debt rating - prompting the exit of its chief executive - after warning the group may need to raise £1bn.

The pool of government bonds rated AAA by the three main rating agencies has shrunk by more than 60% since the financial crisis, according to new analysis.

René Defossez, fixed income strategist at Natixis, assesses the next steps for the UK economy.

The Bank of England's deputy governor Paul Tucker has raised the prospect of introducing negative interest rates to boost lending and support the UK economy.

Moody's has cut its rating on the guaranteed debt of Barclays and Lloyds following the downgrade of the UK's credit rating last week.

Jim Leaviss, head of retail fixed income at M&G, said the UK is facing the prospect of a US-style fiscal cliff within the next five years.

Moody's has stripped the UK of its AAA credit rating on fears over rising government debt and years of slow economic growth ahead.

Ratings agency Moody's has downgraded the credit rating of McGraw-Hill, the parent of the world's largest ratings company, rival Standard and Poor's.

In its first ever federal enforcement action against a credit rating agency related to the financial crisis, the US government has filed a lawsuit against Standard & Poor's for allegedly rigging mortgage bond rates.

Henderson's John Bennett has returned to the much-maligned Irish banking sector for the first time in over six years despite warning the position might make investors 'wince'.