On FT Alphaville this week,

- Moody’s error gave top rating to debt products.

- Moody’s statement to the FT, and a second statement, and a third.

- A CPDO explainer.

- A triple-A failure.

Then came…

and

- OK, not that Becks. InBev looks at a $46bn takeover of Anheuser-Busch.

- The InBev strategy.

- And how to find a $50bn funding pot.

And in other news,

- Is the world’s largest rights issue in trouble?

- A Friday epic for credit minded wonks.

- UBS rids itself of some subprime and Alt-A.

- While Barclays opts to hold onto its Boots.

- Signs of congestion in private equity fund raising.

- And collapsing CDO issuance.

FT Alphaville will be back on Tuesday, following the Bank Holiday weekend.

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