Moody's: Australian prime RMBS delinquencies stable in Q4 2014
Mar 09, 2015 02:25 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that its 30-day plus delinquency rate for Australian prime residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) remained stable at 1.2% in December 2014 compared to September 2014, and improved...
Chinese Money Market Funds' Growth Set to Slow: Fitch
Mar 09, 2015 01:50 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Demand for Chinese money market funds (MMFs) will continue to grow, albeit at a slower pace, says Fitch Ratings in a new report. This follows 18 months of rapid retail-driven expansion which propelled China to the position...
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...