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Updated at 11.02am BST 10.34am BST Doing the rounds: Moody's Spanish downgrade rumour There's some chatter in the City that the rating agency Moody's has warned the Spanish government it is downgrading its credit rating.

On Thursday, the Egyptian government said it is downgrading the antiquities department from a ministry to an office reporting to the prime minister, reversing a decision by former president Hosni Mubarak in the last days of his rule to elevate its status.

The most obvious of these is the negative effect on the price of a security when it is downgraded from investment to below investment grade.

Moody's said on Tuesday that it was downgrading the credit rating of five Spanish regions.

"It was downgrading the colored people in politics," he said delicately, without going into detail.

Late on May 11th, Standard & Poor's announced it was downgrading the outlook for the company, and Fitch knocked down its ratings.

Moody's said it was downgrading five of Spain's regions, underscoring the continuing recessionary woes in Europe's weakest economies.

On July 10, Standard & Poor's announced it was downgrading $7.3 billion worth of securities sold in late 2005 and 2006, and the ensuing conference call quickly turned testy.

Two weeks later Standard & Poor's announced it was downgrading GP's debt from BBB- to BB+, junk status.

The United Kingdom, which recently pushed through a resolution that it was downgrading the "special relationship" with the US to an important relationship, also found its relative ranking downgraded by appearing in just 8 Obama speeches and media comments.

Tesco needs to raise billions to offset a collapse in profits and win back its credit rating after it was downgraded to junk by rating agencies.