Japanese investors are bullish on Japan
Mar 27, 2015 00:58 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Ever since Prime Minister Abes plans for economic and financial reform - Abenomics- were put in place, there has been increased optimism towards financial assets. Monetary and fiscal stimulus have supported rallies in the...
Fitch: China Property Slump Continues; Offshore Bond Issues Drop
Mar 27, 2015 00:32 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Fitch Ratings says in a new report that average selling prices and floor areas sold in Chinas property market have continued to decline in the beginning of 2015.With the weaker property market and the financial woes of...
Moody's downgrades ratings of three issuers in Ukraine to Caa3; negative outlook
Mar 26, 2015 15:45 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service has today downgraded to Caa3 from Caa2 the corporate family ratings (CFRs) and to Caa3-PD from Caa2-PD the probability of default ratings (PDRs) of three companies operating in Ukraine (Ferrexpo...
Fitch: UK infrastructure well hedged against temporary deflation
Mar 26, 2015 12:26 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
UK private finance initiative and offshore transmission projects are relatively well insulated against low inflation and the potential for short-term deflation through their use of contractual and synthetic hedging...
Fitch: Subsidies Key to Russian Mortgage Growth; FX Risk Limited
Mar 26, 2015 09:23 am UTC| Research & Analysis
Growth prospects for Russian mortgage lendingwill depend on the authorities measures to subsidize rates and/or furtherpolicy rate cuts, as significantly higher bank funding costs have madeunsubsidized rates unaffordable...
Foreign investors net sellers of Japan shares for last week
Mar 25, 2015 23:55 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Foreigners sold a net 352.8 billion yen worth of shares in the week through Mar. 21, after buying a net 244.3 billion yen in the week before that. Japanese investors bought a net 765.5 billion yen of foreign bonds in the...
Mar 25, 2015 23:51 pm UTC| Research & Analysis
Moodys Investors Service says that Australian residential mortgage delinquencies are at their lowest level since 2006, due to record-low interest rates, rising house prices and a relatively steady macro-economic ...
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