The men behind Trussonomics and Brexit, the two great man-made catastrophes of recent years, are to be honoured for their ‘great work’.

Moody’s say downgrade from ‘stable’ was driven by political instability and high inflation.

Europe Letter: ‘Outrageous’ demand by investors to buy EU’s debt seen as vote of confidence in euro.

Ratings agency cites weakening economy, Brexit woes and coronavirus shocks.

NEW Chief Constable Simon Byrne has warned of the dangers a hard Brexit poses to the stability of Northern Ireland.

The UK could risk its strong sovereign credit rating if it failed to foot the Brexit bill in a no deal scenario, Moody’s ratings agency has warned.

Public spat as rating agency insists Theresa May’s Florence speech has not altered big picture of likely Brexit damage to the economy.

You might have heard the UK's credit rating has been downgraded after the Brexit vote. / The UK used to have the highest rating possible of AAA. / The higher the credit rating, the easier it is to get a loan or credit with a good interest rate. So in simple terms, the UK is now no longer seen as such a safe bet.

The UK has lost its top AAA credit rating from ratings agency S&P following the country's Brexit vote. S&P said the the referendum result could lead to "a deterioration of the UK's economic performance, including its large financial services sector".