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Investment strategists and asset allocation heads have labelled last week's fiscal cliff deal a ‘short-term fix', which could spark a fresh round of sovereign debt downgrades in the coming months.

UK interest rates will stay at historic lows for four more years as the economy struggles to return to normal growth levels, Citi has predicted.

Standard & Poor's has increased its rating of Greece's sovereign debt by six notches, after efforts by its eurozone neighbours to keep it in the currency union.

Standard & Poor's has become the third main credit rating agency to put the UK's AAA rating on "negative" watch.

In the latest Big Debate, our panelists from Rathbone Unit Trust Management, Threadneedle Investments and S&P Capital IQ discussed Economic Outlook.

Credit rating agency Fitch has downgraded Argentina and said the country would probably default on its debt obligations.

Shares in Standard & Poor's parent group McGraw-Hill have slumped after an Australian court ruled S&P's AAA ratings misled investors during the financial crisis.

US stock markets powered ahead after the opening bell as private sector jobs data released today painted a much brighter picture than analysts had expected.

Jupiter Fund Management scooped diversified group of the year at S&P Capital IQ's 2012 fund awards last night.

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