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Beijing cracks down on credit rating inflation

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Beijing is cracking down on inflated AAA bond ratings, triggering a wave of downgrades and terminated ratings. ICYDK: In China, almost all corporate bonds are rated investment grade, and most of those are AAA rated. Regulators began targeting ratings inflation in April, but the campaign intensified ...