Moody’s Could Downgrade Italy if High Debt Remains

May 29, 2018 Share Print 0

Moody’s said on Tuesday it would downgrade Italy if the fiscal policies of the next government were unable to place the country’s public debt ratio on a sustainable downward trend.

The political developments of the last few days have no bearing on Friday’s decision to place Italy’s ratings under review for downgrade, the credit rating agency said.

The agency was referring to the failed attempt by Italy’s far right League and anti-establishment 5-Star Movement to form a government. Moody’s added the review of Italy’s ratings could last more than the usual three month period.

via CNBC

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Alfonso Esparza specializes in macro forex strategies for North American and major currency pairs. Upon joining OANDA in 2007, Alfonso Esparza established the MarketPulseFX blog and he has since written extensively about central banks and global economic and political trends. Alfonso has also worked as a professional currency trader focused on North America and emerging markets. He has been published by The MarketWatch, Reuters, the Wall Street Journal and The Globe and Mail, and he also appears regularly as a guest commentator on networks including Bloomberg and BNN. He holds a finance degree from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM) and an MBA with a specialization on financial engineering and marketing from the University of Toronto.