Spain's credit rating was cut for the second time by Standard and Poor's who cited "deterioration" in their budget deficit trajectory. Their long term debt credit rating was cut to a triple B plus from an A rating while their short term debt was cut from an A-2 to an A-1.
By: CNBC.com
Thursday, 26 Apr 2012
CNBC
Spain's credit rating was cut for the second time this year by Standard & Poor's, which cited a "deterioration" in the country's budget deficit trajectory.
S&P said Thursday that it is increasing likely the Spanish government will need to provide further fiscal support to the banking sector.
Spain's long-term debt was cut to Triple-B plus from A, while its short-term rating was lowered to A-2 from A-1.
S&P's outlook on Spain's long-term rating is now negative.
In January, S&P downgraded Spain as well as eight other euro zone countries, including France and Austria of their coveted triple-A status, but not EU paymaster Germany.
The latest downgrade of Spain reflects S&P's view of mounting risks to Spain's net general government debt as a share of GDP "in light of the contracting economy."
The agency has lowered its forecast for GDP to contract in real terms by 1.5 percent in 2012 and 0.5 percent for 2013. It had previously forecast real GDP growth of 0.3 percent in 2012 and 1 percent in 2013.
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