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Credit ratings agency Moody's downgraded six Canadian banks last night over fears the lenders had become more vulnerable to downside risks and rising house prices.

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.

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

A Ratner moment, Skandia cost cuts and more taxes on the rich all made our top ten list of best read stories on the Investment Week website this week.

Moody's has stripped France of its AAA rating as Artemis' William Littlewood becomes the latest fund manager to turn more negative on the country.

Global credit ratings agency Moody's has warned the UK is at risk of losing its AAA status should the economy slide into a triple-dip recession.

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.

Standard & Poor's has cut Spain's credit rating by two notches to one level above junk status, warning the government's policy options are limited as economic recession deepens.

BlackRock's iShares has launched the first ETF to offer exposure to global AAA and AA rated government bond exposure.