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RATINGS & ANALYSIS
Ratings & Analysis: Fitch warns of Middle East sovereign downgrades
Sovereign ratings in the Middle East have the scope to withstand a short regional conflict, Fitch Ratings has said – but further escalation and associated damage to energy infrastructure could lead to downgrades.
The agency...
Ratings & Analysis: Fitch reduces Japan risk outlook but warns of shocks with IMF
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ran on election policies of economic growth and cost-of-living support. With a supermajority in the Lower House and the ability to implement fiscal policies with little contention, the possibility...
Ratings & Analysis: AI comes for credit ratings
Credit rating agencies are facing the threat of AI, with their share prices taking a major hit this week following the release of new analytics tools by the ‘Claude’ AI services provider, Anthropic. Market...
Ratings & Analysis: S&P records year’s first fallen angel
S&P Global Ratings has claimed its first fallen angel of the year. Medical device manufacturer Hologic dropped from B+ to BBB- last week, after being taken private by Blackstone and TPG for US$18.3 billion.
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