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The U.S. market regulator charged and fined six major ratings agencies on Sept. 3, including Moody's, S&P and Fitch, over what it called "significant recordkeeping failures."

A senior representative from Japan Credit Rating JCR has said Turkey still preserves its investable position, opposing the general sentiment following the rating cut by Moody's, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.