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Friday, February 22, 2013

UK loses triple A credit rating



UK loses triple A credit rating
The United Kingdom lost its triple A credit rating after being downgraded by Moody's Investors' Service late on Friday, in the latest blow to the government's fiscal consolidation programme as it tries to address the nation's rising debt burden.

Moody's lowered the UK rating by one notch to Aa1 citing the the deterioration in the government's balance sheet and continued weakness in its growth outlook, the agency said in a statement.
http://link.ft.com/r/FG6LAA/ULOUQG/XTL8JY/B5O0BS/OF0BTT/N9/h?a1=2013&a2=2&a3=22

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