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Why Sovereign Credit Downgrades No Longer Matter As Much As They Used To

Ghulam Sorwar via The Conversation | Moodys downgraded the UK from Aa3 to Aa2 on the rationale that its heavy reliance on face-face services would mean that economic growth would be worse than expected because of the coronavirus pandemic. The agency’s analysis would have made sense prior to the 2008 financial crisis. It does not make sense in today’s world, with historically low interest rates, long average bond durations and public debt still manageable.