SYDNEY: BHP Billiton’s credit rating has been cut by Moody’s as the industry battles weak commodity prices and softer demand, just a month after Standard & Poor’s also downgraded the global mining giant.
The Anglo-Australian firm last month reported a first-half net loss of $5.67 billion and slashed dividends amid the income slump hitting miners on the back of a global economic slowdown, led by China.
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