Venezuela downgraded as transition hopes vanish

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Venezuela downgraded as transition hopes vanish

Last year’s rally in Venezuelan bonds as Hugo Chávez neared the end of his tenure as president looks to have been even more misguided than some in the market had feared. Standard & Poor’s on Monday downgraded the sovereign from B+ to B.

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