EghtesadOnline: Standard & Poor's is likely to follow its regular ratings review schedule for China, and does not see any basis at this point in time for an out-of-schedule committee meeting, a senior director at the ratings agency told Reuters on Monday.

EghtesadOnline: China’s stocks declined after Moody’s Investors Service cut its rating on the country’s debt, saying the outlook for its financial strength will worsen. The Aussie dollar dropped.