Moody's: Euro area recovery ongoing, but reform efforts are fading and political risks rising
Mar 18, 2016 02:15 am UTC| Research & Analysis
While euro area sovereigns ratings will likely remain stable in 2016-17, fading fiscal consolidation, limited progress on structural reforms and an increasingly fluid political landscape limit upside potential and create...
Fitch: AT1 Coupon Risk in Focus on New Korean Bank Capital Rules
Mar 18, 2016 01:00 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Tighter banking supervision rules and the phase-in of higher capital requirements in South Korea will likely increase the focus on bank capital and profit reserve buffers to meet coupon payments for newly issued Additional...
Mar 17, 2016 23:17 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodystoday affirmed the Baa1 long-term issuer rating on London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) and changed the outlook to positive from stable. The positive outlook reflects the anticipated improvement in LSEGs credit...
Mar 17, 2016 11:57 am UTC| Research & Analysis
On a long term trend continuation perspective, we reiterate 3 white soldiers patterns on declining swings with bullish convergence from the leading oscillators, this pattern bullish in nature. The current prices spike...
Moody's: Malaysia's policy reforms support A3 rating, despite weaker growth and external pressures
Mar 17, 2016 01:47 am UTC| Research & Analysis Economy
Moodys says that the Government of Malaysias (A3 stable) implementation of major policy reforms has mitigated the negative impact of lower oil prices on the governments fiscal position. Nevertheless, external...
Fitch: Panda Bonds - Crawling Through Regulatory and Liquidity Issues, Low Yields
Mar 17, 2016 00:24 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings says in a new report that it does not expect growth in Panda Bonds to accelerate significantly in the short term, despite low onshore yields which may make them attractive from an issuer perspective. This is...
Moody's revises outlook on Saudi Arabia's banking system to negative from stable
Mar 16, 2016 04:17 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service has changed its outlook for the Saudi Arabian banking system to negative from stable, according to its latest outlook research report, published today. The outlook reflects the rating agencys...
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