Egan-Jones Cuts Spain from BB- to B; Cites Gov't Debt, Lagging GDP

May 29, 2012 12:17 PM EDT Send to a Friend
Egan-Jones cut its rating on Spain from BB- to B. The move comes following a two-notch downgrade last week.

Reasoning behind the move is Egan-Jones seeing a 1.7 percent dip in GDP, a 9.6 percent government deficit, and 24.4 percent unemployment.


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