Fitch: Quantitative Easing Can Support Sovereign Ratings
Feb 23, 2015 10:02 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings says in a new report that a credible and effective quantitative easing (QE) programme can provide support to sovereign ratings and potentially reduce the risk of downgrades, relative to the counter-factual of...
Eurozone grants four months conditional extension to Greece
Feb 23, 2015 09:12 am UTC| Research & Analysis
The Eurogroup reached an agreement with Greece for an extension of its bailout by four months, easing the concerns regarding the possible exit of the country from the Eurozone."Patience was stretched to its limits in the...
Fitch: Austrian banks' ratings unaffected by sovereign downgrade
Feb 20, 2015 17:23 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings says that its recent downgrade of Austrias sovereign ratings does not affect the support-driven Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) of the four systemically-relevant Austrian banks, which remain...
Moody's: Italy set to benefit from reforms, though debt to GDP ratio to decline only gradually
Feb 20, 2015 16:47 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Italys (Baa2 stable) economy is gradually recovering, but its growth trajectory will likely remain low in the coming years, says Moodys Investors Service in a report published today. The rating agency expects that the...
Fitch: Will loan growth (and earnings) finally recover for Mexican banks?
Feb 20, 2015 15:41 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings Sector Outlook for Mexican Banks remains Stable. Fitch considers a revision of the industry outlook unlikely during 2015, given the moderate expected economic recovery and developing downside risks from the...
Fed to go ahead with June rate hike on upbeat jobless claims
Feb 20, 2015 08:49 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Base Indicator: US Unemployment Claims, Impact: HighCurrency: EUR/USD, USD/JPYActual: 283, Consensus: 293, Previous: 304Next Release: 26 Feb, 2015"FOMC to ultimately attach more weight to continued labour market...
Fitch: Tough Year for Brazilian Corporates
Feb 19, 2015 17:11 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings has published a special report Tough Year for Brazilian Corporates. It provides analysis of Brazilian corporates evolving leverage and liquidity ratios.Liquidity is a still short-term relief, but credit...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects