The peak of investment-grade corporate rating downgrades for Fitch-rated issuers in Europe and Asia has most likely passed, but negative actions will continue to outnumber positive ones during 2009, with negative rating momentum expected into 2010, Fitch Ratings says in a report published today. Downgrade actions in the remainder of the year will reflect the high number of negative outlooks currently assigned to Fitch's corporate ratings.
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