Credit traders get more bad news with Japan downgrade

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Credit traders get more bad news with Japan downgrade

The credit default swaps of Japanese companies jumped on Wednesday, after the country was downgraded by Moody’s. But equity investors largely ignored the rating cut from Aa2 to Aa3, a move that put Moody’s ratings in line with those of the other major agencies.

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