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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

S&P cuts Puerto Rico to junk status.

S&P has reduced Puerto Rico's rating to BB+ and maintained a negative outlook for the debt-laden commonwealth, citing a reduced capacity to access liquidity to fund its operating deficit. Even though Puerto Rico is planning to issue debt, it "will remain constrained in the medium term," S&P says. Moody's and Fitch are threatening to drop Puerto Rico to junk status as well.

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