Ireland’s sovereign credit ratings were cut for the second time in three months on Monday amid heightened concern about the soaring cost of bailing out the country’s ailing banking sector.
Standard and Poor’s cut Ireland’s long-term sovereign credit ratings to double-A with a negative outlook. It was previously double-A plus. The country lost its prized top-notch triple-A rating in March.
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