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Moody’s downgrades UK credit rating

Rating lowered to Aa2 from Aa1 as ratings firm sees weakness in public finances and a Brexit-linked economic slowdown ahead

Moody’s downgrades UK credit rating

Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Britain’s rating to Aa2 from Aa1 and changed the outlook to stable from negative, saying Friday it sees weakened prospects for public finances as well as a likely Brexit-linked economic slowdown ahead.

The outlook for the UK’s public finances has deteriorated significantly in recent months, with the government’s fiscal consolidation plans increasingly in question, Moody’s said.

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