S&P Downgrades Numerous European Banks, Warns Deutsche Bank May Be Next

S&P Downgrades Numerous European Banks, Warns Deutsche Bank May Be Next (ZeroHedge, Feb 3, 2015):

Just hours after apparently settling its suit with the USA (not at all retaliation for downgrading them), S&P has taken the big red marker out on a slew of European banks:

  • Downgrades: Credit Suisse, Barclays, Lloyds, Bank of Scotland, RBS, HSBC, and Ulster Bank
  • On Watch Negative: Raiffeisen Zentralbank, MBank, Unicredit, Commerzbank, and Deutsche Bank

The driver of the shift in perspective is the apparent removal of the ‘bailout put’, as the prospect of “extraordinary government support” appeared less likely under recently passed bail-in legislation.

1 thought on “S&P Downgrades Numerous European Banks, Warns Deutsche Bank May Be Next”

  1. The S&P is as corrupt and rigged as anything I have ever seen. The idea they can downgrade anything is beyond belief.

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