Asian Liquidity Stress Index declines to 21.8% in February: Moody's
Mar 09, 2015 01:46 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that its Asian Liquidity Stress Index declined to 21.8% in February from 22.6% in January. The index rose as the net number of rated high-yield companies with Moodys weakest...
Fitch affirms European Union, Euratom at 'AAA'; outlook stable
Mar 06, 2015 16:45 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the European Unions (EU) and the European Atomic Energy Communitys (Euratom) Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at AAA and their Short-term IDRs at F1+. The Outlooks on the Long-term IDRs...
Fitch:US Banks Clear Stress Tests, Bigger Hurdle Awaits in CCAR
Mar 06, 2015 15:17 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Yesterdays release of the Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test (DFAST) results showed all 31 U.S. bank holding companies passing minimum capital ratio requirements, demonstrating very modest improvements in projected loan losses and...
Fitch: Colombian Banks' Disclosures Improve with IFRS Adoption
Mar 06, 2015 15:12 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
The introduction of IFRS reporting in 2015 for Colombian banks is an improvement in financial disclosure, says Fitch Ratings. A majority of IFRS rules became effective for all Colombian financial institutions on Jan. 1,...
Dollar remains boosted ahead of NFP
Mar 06, 2015 09:09 am UTC| Research & Analysis
The number of Americans filing jobless claims last week rose to its highest level since May and stood at seasonally adjusted 320,000 for the week ended , significantly up from the previous reading of 313,000, the latest...
Fitch: Philippine Banks to Raise More Capital to Support Loan Growth
Mar 06, 2015 04:08 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings says Philippine banks are likely to raise more capital in the next one to two years to keep pace with strong loan growth and meet new requirements for increased capital at large banks.Fitch expects loan...
Moody's: Credit profiles of rated Korean corporates will remain stable despite weak 2014 results
Mar 06, 2015 02:18 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says the credit quality of most of Moodys-rated Korean non-financial corporates will remain largely stable over the next 12 months despite a year-on-year decline in earnings in 2014. "The stable...
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