EU bank credit ratings have been a 'paradox' in recent years, says Moody's

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EU bank credit ratings have been a 'paradox' in recent years, says Moody's

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MB38R4 Moody's headquarters in Lower Manhattan in New York is seen on Thursday, April 5, 2018. (A© Richard B. Levine) | Alamy Stock Photo

In the last five years Moody's has raised the average credit rating of the top European banks, but it has simultaneously dropped the average rating on their debt securities. This 'paradox' is down to new EU regulations on bail-inable bonds, the agency said.

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