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Ireland rating slashed to junk
MOODY’S Investors Service yesterday cut Ireland’s credit rating to junk status, saying the country will likely need further official financing before it can return to international capital markets.
Chances that European policy makers will force the private sector to share the burden of future bailouts also weighed on Moody’s decision, as the agency believes that decision may drive borrowing costs higher for weaker Eurozone members.