Sean Egan

• BlackRock Faults Homogeneous Sovereign Debt Ratings

  By Sebastian Boyd and Ye Xie, Bloomberg  |  December 21, 2012

  Money manager uses its own analysis to assess country risk.

• Egan-Jones Cuts U.S. Rating to AA

  By John Detrixhe, Bloomberg  |  April 6, 2012

  Ratings agency says second downgrade reflects nation’s debt burden.

• MF Global Offering Stuns Street

  By Tim Catts, Matthew Leising, Christine Harper, Bloomberg  |  August 3, 2011

  Futures broker’s bonds will pay higher rate if CEO Corzine quits.

• Egan-Jones Cuts U.S. Rating to AA+

  By John Detrixhe, Bloomberg  |  July 19, 2011

  Rating agency cites level of debt, fear politicians won’t reduce spending.

• EU Vows to Rescue Greece in Exchange for Deficit Reduction

  By James G. Neuger, Jonathan Stearns, Bloomberg  |  June 24, 2011

  Greece must pass austerity package totaling 78 billion euros.

• New Raters Enter the Fray

  By Gwynneth Anderson  |  April 1, 2011

  With the three top agencies' credibility on the rops after the financial crisis, two new contenders see their chance to add value.