Fitch: Indonesia's Large Banks Well Positioned for Higher US Rates
Mar 31, 2015 10:42 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings says in a new report that the strong profitability and capitalisation of Indonesias banking system would offer protection against heightened market volatility from higher US interest rates.In addition, the...
Moody's: Slovakia's high debt affrodability underpins stable outlook on A2 government bond rating
Mar 31, 2015 09:51 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Slovakias deep economic and financial integration with Europe, moderate government debt ratios and high debt affordability underpin the stable outlook on the countrys A2 government bond rating, says Moodys Investors...
Fitch Affirms China at 'A+' With Stable Outlook
Mar 31, 2015 09:10 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Chinas Long-Term Foreignand Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at A+. The issue ratings onChinas senior unsecured foreign and local currency bonds are also affirmed atA+. The Outlooks...
Fitch: QE Pushes European Corporate Bond Issuance Ahead of Loans
Mar 31, 2015 08:53 am UTC| Research & Analysis
European companies are on course to raise more bondsthan loans in 1Q15, with the ECBs EUR1.1 trillion QE programme supporting lowfunding costs in the bond markets, Fitch Ratings says.Corporate bond issuance for 1Q15 had...
Moody's: Impact of carbon reduction policies is rising globally
Mar 31, 2015 02:09 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that the impact of carbon reduction policies is rising globally, creating credit risks in carbon-intensive industries but, at the same time, driving significant innovation and change across...
China Manufacturing sector likely remained sluggish in March
Mar 31, 2015 00:15 am UTC| Research & Analysis
China will release official manufacturing PMI data for March on 1 April. Standard Chartered (SC) Research noted that it expects the index to have inched up marginally to 50.0 from 49.9 in February as factories reopened...
Mar 30, 2015 23:39 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys analysis reveals that the north-south divide persists in the UKs non-conforming mortgage market, as borrowers in the North are 1.9 times as likely to be mortgage prisoners than borrowers in other regions, says...
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