Moody's: China's Belt and Road Strategy -- Credit Positive for Emerging Market Sovereigns
Jul 28, 2015 02:56 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that Chinas (Aa3 stable) new silk roads -- through which it seeks to deepen economic integration with more than 40 participating countries across three continents -- are credit positive for...
Moody's: Korea's new measures to stem household debt are credit positive
Jul 28, 2015 02:46 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that Koreas (Aa3 positive) latest measures to contain the countrys high levels of household debt will have a positive long-term effect on financial stability and ultimately support the...
Jul 28, 2015 02:39 am UTC| Research & Analysis
In a report issued today, Moodys Investors Service says that Sri Lankas B1 government bond rating is supported by its record of strong growth, but constrained by high government debt ratios.The rating agencys report...
Moody's poll cites asset bubbles, not market volatility, as top credit risk for Asian banks
Jul 27, 2015 02:43 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that its recent investor poll on Asian banks has shown that the unwinding of asset bubbles is the top macroeconomic threat to Asian banks in the coming 12 months, followed by a growth slowdown...
Rocky week for Canada as oil prices and loonie retreat
Jul 25, 2015 06:19 am UTC| Commentary Research & Analysis
A variety of factors conspired to take the price of WTI below US$50 per barrel this week for the first timesince March. When combined with last weeks Bank of Canada interest rate cut, this pushed the loonieunder 77 US...
China weakness tentatively lowered July global manufacturing confidence
Jul 25, 2015 06:09 am UTC| Research & Analysis
The Markitflash manufacturingPMI unexpectedly fell to 48.2 in July, reaching a 15-month low. The headline PMI deteriorated from its final reading of 49.4 in June, with the output sub-index worsening to 47.3, a 16-month...
Mexico's housing market is showing signs of sustainable momentum
Jul 25, 2015 06:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Research & Analysis
Mexicos housing sector is showing signs of more sustainable momentum, underpinned by moderate economic growth, improving labour market conditions, record low borrowing costs and sector-specific reforms. For a 13th...
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