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...
Moody's: Securitizations can help fund India's growth agenda
Mar 06, 2015 02:16 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that Indias budget prioritizes growth over deficit reduction, which will increase the needs for new sources of long-term funding. Recent policy announcements, including the...
Moody's: Robust China and US auto demand to offset slowing European sales in 2015-16
Mar 05, 2015 17:14 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Anticipated strong, albeit slowing, auto demand in China and improving demand in the US will offset slowing European sales in 2015-16 and underpin the stable outlook for the global automotive manufacturing industry over...
Fitch: EU investors fear strong USD effect on emerging markets
Mar 05, 2015 13:20 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
European investors are concerned the strong US dollar will cause country-specific emerging market financial stress, but few see widespread contagion as likely, according to the latest Fitch Ratings investor survey.An...
Fitch: EMEA Financials' Ratings Continue to Stabilise; Issuance Slows despite QE Rally
Mar 05, 2015 12:39 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings says in a new report that EMEA financial-sector issuance so far lags the pace set at the start of 2014 - declining 12% yoy in 2M15 - while a QE-inspired rally has sent spreads and new issue premia...
BOC unlikely to cut rates anytime soon
Mar 05, 2015 09:23 am UTC| Research & Analysis
"It does sound like the BOC is pretty comfortable for now at 0.75 percent" - BMO Capital MarketsThe Bank of Canada kept its overnight rate unchanged at 0.75 percent as expected, it announced on Wednesday. In an unexpected...
Fitch: Indonesia's Slowing Credit Growth Lowers Bank Systemic Risks
Mar 05, 2015 01:36 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings says that slowing credit growth in the Indonesian banking system has helped to contain the build-up of systemic risks. In the agencys latest Macro-Prudential Risk Monitor (published on the 3 March, 2015), the...
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