Moody's cuts credit ratings on Deutsche Bank

The rating agency Moody's downgraded Deutsche Bank AG’s credit ratings, citing the bank’s challenges in overhauling operations.

    The bank's debt was downgraded late Monday from Baa1 to Baa2, with a stable outlook. A Moody's statement cited weakness in recent earnings reports from Germany's largest bank, as well a wide-ranging overhaul announced last year. 

    Prevailing conditions in the financial industry, including low interest rates and other "operating headwinds", are only complicating Deutsche Bank's streamlining plans, Moody's said.