Fitch: Australia Mortgage Performance Steady Amid Mining Slowdown
Feb 27, 2015 02:01 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings says in a new report that a reduction in mining investment and slower mining industry employment has resulted in higher delinquency rates over the past 18 months in areas where a significant population is...
Fitch: 2015 Latam government financing needs down from 2014 electoral peak
Feb 26, 2015 17:35 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
After reaching 9.1% of GDP during the heavy electoral year of 2014, Latin American government financing needs are expected to decrease by 4.3%, to USD481 billion or 8.6% of regional GDP in 2015, according to a special...
Fitch: Mexican corporate liquidity remains sound despite a challenging 2015
Feb 26, 2015 17:05 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Liquidity remains strong for Mexican corporates but has slightly deteriorated in the last years, according to Fitch Ratings special report Mexican Corporate Liquidity Remains Sound Despite a Challenging 2015. The aggregate...
Fitch: South African Budget Shows Persistent Fiscal Challenges
Feb 26, 2015 12:27 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
The South African budget statement highlights the challenge the government faces in narrowing the fiscal deficit, curtailing interest expenditure and containing debt, without denting the countrys already subpar economic...
RBA likely to cut rates at the policy meeting next week
Feb 26, 2015 09:10 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Australian business investment fell to a three-year low of 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to the latest report published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The report also showed that the first...
Fitch: Challenges Remain for Under-Capitalized Sri Lankan Banks
Feb 26, 2015 03:18 am UTC| Research & Analysis
The operating environment for Sri Lankan banks is likely to improve in 2015 and 2016 with pressures on asset quality and the loans/deposits ratio diminishing and the potential for loan growth to pick up, says Fitch...
Moody's: China's local government bond market to develop further in 2015
Feb 26, 2015 01:56 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service anticipates continued development of the regional and local government (RLG) bond market in China over the next several months and while the size of issuance in 2015 will be substantially more than...
Canadians are feeling increasingly powerless amid economic struggles and rising inequality
Another election, another round of Nigel Farage hype, with no lessons learned