S&P, Fitch face trial over Italy downgrades

Prosecutors in southern Italy have asked for seven officials at two of the world’s major rating agencies to stand trial as part of a market-rigging probe into the downgrades of Italy last year, Italian tax police said on Monday. Prosecutors in the town of Trani dropped allegations for two officia…

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S&P, Fitch face trial over Italy downgrades