Don’t panic! Cyprus covered downgrades closing in on D

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Don’t panic! Cyprus covered downgrades closing in on D

The prospect of default hung over the covered bond market this week following the downgrade by Moody’s of two Cypriot covered bond programmes. The new Caa2 ratings imply that investors could potentially suffer impairments — the first in the covered bond market for over 200 years.

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